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October 16, 2024 · Rachael Schmidtlein
What YA' Reading: Great Gatsby Aesthetic
Explore the best YA adaptations and stories that capture the 1920s essence of Art Deco, flappers and luxury.
September 24, 2024 · Marketing Intern
New tools improve your digital work & play
You can now convert VHS tapes, cassette tapes and vinyl to digital media using library equipment. Soon you can check out Wacom digital design tablets & gaming headsets.
September 18, 2024 · Andrew Ross
What YA' Reading: Intrusive Worlds
Discover stories of overlapping or colliding worlds that are strange, frightening and very entertaining.
August 19, 2024 · Abigail Siemers
What YA' Reading: Royals
Check out a few entertaining young adult books about fictional royals and the challenges they face.
July 21, 2024 · Ginger Park
What YA' Reading: Delicious fiction
Dig into captivating YA fiction with food as a major piece of the story.
June 24, 2024 · Rachael Schmidtlein
What YA' Reading: Thrillers
Find some chilling YA thrillers to distract you from the summer heat.
April 18, 2024 · Katie Simmons
What YA' Reading: Poetry & novels in verse
April is poetry month, which is a great time to look at some books that use poetry to pull at our heart strings, make us think and give us a beat to keep reading.
February 22, 2024 · Abigail Siemers
What YA' Reading: Secrets
Check out some of Abigail's favorite YA books of secrets!
February 2, 2024 · Angie Reed
Financial literacy for teens
Find resources to help teens learn about managing money and planning for the future.
January 25, 2024 · Angie Reed
What 'YA Reading: New year, new me
Find excellent new young adult books where protagonists go through some changes that may or may not turn out to be for the best.
November 27, 2023 · Abigail Siemers
What YA' Reading: Epic fantasy
Epic fantasy includes amazing worlds, incredible characters and a plot that will keep you reading late into the night.
October 24, 2023 · Angie Reed
What YA' Reading: Lamar Giles thrillers
Angie highlights her favorite YA thrillers by Lamar Giles and recommends you meet him at the library Nov 2.
September 26, 2023 · Angie Reed
What YA' Reading: Spooky season
Angie recommends some of her favorite recent horror reads including one by our author from last year’s teen author visit!
August 17, 2023 · Abigail Siemers
What YA' Reading: Stunning standalone novels
Standalone novels are amazing when you don't want to commit to reading a full series. Abgail shares her favorites.
July 25, 2023 · Rachael Schmidtlein
What YA' Reading: Barbie vibes
Rachael recommends books that evoke the essence of a modern Barbie girl.
June 16, 2023 · Angie Reed
What YA' Reading: Juneteenth
Angie recommends books that highlight past and present forms of inequality, and the ways freedom is still strived for.
May 16, 2023 · Abigail Siemers
What YA' Reading: Betrayal
Check out these great books with betrayal at the heart of the story.
April 26, 2023 · Lissa Staley
Be a Maker with 3D Printer & Cricut
With your library card & a little training you can use a Cricut, a 3D Printer & Adobe creative software to get artsy crafty.
April 21, 2023 · Rachael Schmidtlein
What YA' Reading: Gamers
Rachael recommends books that take a dive deep into the highs and lows of being a gamer in the 2020s.
February 20, 2023 · Abigail Siemers
What YA' Reading: Mysterious fantasy
When fantasy and mystery combine, it can be irresistible. Check out these YA titles!
January 20, 2023 · Rachael Schmidtlein
What YA' Reading: Mental health
Rachael recommends YA fiction about mental health that might help you find a light in the dark grey Kansas winter.
November 30, 2022 · Angie Reed
What YA' Reading: New Nonfiction
From poetry to personal experiences to cookbooks, Angie found a towering stack of inspiration.
September 9, 2022 · Angie Reed
What YA' Reading: Author Kalynn Bayron
Angie reviews all of Kalynn Bayron's amazing books including a peek at her upcoming releases. Bayron will be at the library Oct 13!
June 17, 2022 · Angie Reed
Deciding on college or career
Find tips & resources to help you decide the work path that's right for you right now.