Articles - Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library

August 29, 2025 · Lane Wiens, Shawnee County Horticulture Extension Agent Top tips for fall gardening outside & inside your home Gardening in the fall can help you have a happy and healthy garden in spring and add green life inside your house for a happier winter.

May 28, 2025 · Ginger Park Master Gardener advice to improve outdoor spaces Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners share tips to help you care for mature plants, new plantings, your lawn and the pollinators who support your garden during the summer.

February 28, 2025 · Ginger Park Expert tips to jumpstart spring gardening Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners' advice on where to begin your spring gardening will help you cultivate a healthy, environmentally-friendly garden.

January 14, 2025 · Brea Black Artsy Crafty Library: Unique coiled yarn baskets Coiled basketry is an ancient art form that traditionally uses plant materials. Discover how you can apply these timeless techniques with modern, easy-to-find materials.

November 29, 2024 · Ginger Park Winter garden tips for a beautiful spring Unearth the gardening related tasks you'll want to complete in the winter to help ensure your garden is healthy in the warmer months.

October 21, 2024 · Carrie Cummings Artsy Crafty Library: Sewing with bravery Discover how simple and rewarding it can be to sew you own clothes.

September 6, 2024 · Ginger Park Transform your garden this fall Shawnee Co Master Gardeners have unearthed tips to help you nurture your garden and prepare it for the seasons ahead.

July 26, 2024 · Kate Hughes Artsy Crafty Library: Making marvelous map art Explore how maps pleasing graphics can inspire many lovely art & home decor projects.

June 20, 2024 · Kim Sain Kansas pollinators help our gardens grow & so much more Birds, bees, butterflies, moths and other insects such as beetles and wasps are important pollinators that serve critical roles in maintaining quality ecosystems.

November 20, 2023 · Ginger Park Start a creative journey Find an organized approach to artistic adventures, Creativebug's Learning Journeys help you master new skills.

August 23, 2023 · Adrianne Evans Foodie Finds: Odd but delicious summer pairings Adrianne shares recipes for basil ice cream and peach tomato gazpacho.

August 17, 2023 · Katie Escher Create ornate paper art with quilling Katie tries quilling & shares resources so you can try this artsy project, which can be simple or complex.

June 22, 2023 · Ginger Park Donating items to Friends of the Library Find guidelines for donating gently used books, movies & music to the Friends.

May 16, 2023 · Adrianne Evans Foodie Finds: Surfing the web Find a cocktail, cheesy dip, spring salad & great cookbooks to please your palate.

January 26, 2023 · Adrianne Evans Invest in your foodie future Adrianne walks you through making your own vanilla, garlic confit and garlic oil to use in future foodie goodness.

September 14, 2022 · Adrianne Evans Foodie Finds: Sweet & savory muffins Find recipes that capture the deliciousness of summer produce in muffins you can freeze till winter.

August 11, 2022 · Adrienne Sanders Local cookbooks are a window to the past Adrienne explores cookbooks from all sorts of Topeka-based churches, clubs and businesses 1908 - 1989.

July 29, 2022 · Kimberly Sain Discover how you can help the Kansas River The Kansas Riverkeeper talks about her work & the beauty of the world's longest prairie-based river.

July 21, 2022 · Intern I didn’t know the library had cake pans! Don't waste your money on a cake pan you may only use once, check one out from the library.

May 19, 2022 · Adrianne Evans Foodie Finds: Kohlrabi Meet a vitamin-rich alien-looking vegetable and learn how to use it in your cooking.

May 2, 2022 · Debbie Stanton 3 Kids' tips for cheap summer fun Debbie & her kids have lots of suggestions for inexpensive fun close to home.

March 28, 2022 · Adrianne Evans Foodie Finds: Spring means asparagus! Adrianne raves about the many uses of the happiest spring vegetable, asparagus.

January 24, 2022 · Kimberly Sain Be part of the Great Backyard Bird Count It only takes 15 minutes to participate in this important citizen-science activity!

November 29, 2021 · Adrianne Evans Foodie Finds: Making better (and easy) butter Learn how to make compound butters to add rock star flavor to dishes in no time.