Articles
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.
August 29, 2025 · Cadie Maas
Artsy Crafty Library: Films to inspire & nurture creativity
Discover documentaries and dramas to explore your creative side, learn about your favorite artists, deepen your understanding of art and immerse you in visual storytelling.
August 28, 2025 · Liz Frazier
Capture local & family stories with oral history kits
Imagine bringing history to life by capturing the amazing stories, personal experiences and unique perspectives of the people who actually lived through it!
August 27, 2025 · Kaitlyn Kriley
While you wait for Broken Country
Enjoy captivating novels of love and hidden truths while you wait for a copy of Broken Country.
August 26, 2025 · Brittany Keegan
Inked: Explore the art of tattooing
As tattoos are a collaboration between an artist and a client, this exhibition teams the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery with Topeka artists to tell the past, present and future of tattooing.
August 21, 2025 · Perry Hartmann
The Reel World: Did these international films need a remake?
Check out some international films and their English remakes to decide which you consider the better version.
August 7, 2025 · Katie Keckeisen
Shawnee County Stories of D-Day
We've uncovered five stories of soldiers with Shawnee County connections who participated in the Normandy invasion during World War II. Discover these local connections to history.
August 5, 2025 · Jacee Gleason
Kid Tested, Librarian Recommended: Rock your school year
A new school year can be exciting and scary. Jump into heartwarming funny stories to help kids feel brave, understood and ready to tackle the year one fun page at a time!
August 5, 2025 · Chris Blocker
Fiction Five: Journey back to the 20th Century
From tales strongly rooted in historical fact to those that view history through a speculative lens, these novels take you around the world, starting in your own backyard & ending in a jungle in Southeast Asia.
August 1, 2025 · Sherry Hess
Early Childhood Tip: Learning to assess & manage risk
Find tips for safely encouraging kids to test their limits (can I climb the tree?), explore boundaries (can I jump to the next rock?) and face uncertainty (how fast can I pedal my bike?).
August 1, 2025 · Julie Nelson
Lost in the Stacks: Sister, Sinner
Where did Sister Aimee go? Discover why this famous evangelist's disappearance was the the talk of the nation.
August 1, 2025 · Ginger Park
Parking lot improvements
Parking lot Improvements will include resurfacing, replacing concrete & increasing drainage. While the lot will remain open throughout all phases of construction, areas of the lot & entrances will be temporarily closed.
July 31, 2025 · Adrianne Evans
Foodie Finds: Farmers market feasts
Find cookbooks, recipes and tips to help you make vegetables the star of your plate.
July 29, 2025 · Kaitlyn Kriley
While You Wait for My Friends
Check out books about artistry and human connection while you wait to get your hands on Fredrik Backman's latest heartfelt novel.
July 24, 2025 · Brea Black
Artsy Crafty Library: Unwind with slow stitching
When life gets a little stressful, it’s nice to have a creative way to slow down and relax. Practicing slow stitching allows you to focus solely on making something with your hands.
July 24, 2025 · Kaitlyn Kriley
Journey Through Genres: Engaging graphic novels
Check out books that share stories through art. You'll find a wide variety of genres in this storytelling format so there is a graphic novel out there for everyone.
July 24, 2025 · Maegan Hepburn
What YA' Reading: Finding your own truth
Get lost in stories with characters who question themselves, their abilities and where they come from.
July 22, 2025 · Juliana Hill
Genealogy research: Do you have the right person?
Learn how to ensure the ancestors you're researching are who you think they are.
July 17, 2025 · Luanne Webb
Great Read Alouds: Get ready for kindergarten!
Find tips to help young kids get ready to start school and fun books to read together to practice kindergarten skills.
July 14, 2025 · Meg Porteous
A Way Out: Science fiction in a SciFi world
Take our Journey Through the Genres to science fiction. You'll find book recommendations of stories that offer a way out, a way forward and a way through it all.
July 9, 2025 · Ginger Park
Improving library property
We are improving the parking lot, removing invasive trees, adding optimal trees, and adding more plants for bees, butterflies and other pollinators to support our ecosystem.
July 8, 2025 · Arion Beals
Kid Tested, Librarian Recommended: Fun early chapter books
July 3, 2025 · Chris Blocker
Fiction Five: Hot new releases for summer reading
With dozens of popular new titles releasing every month, it’s easy for some noteworthy books to slip on by. Chris highlights 5 new novels you won't want to miss.
July 3, 2025 · Travis Garwood
Artsy Crafty Library: Inexpensive pottery for beginners
Unleash your inner artist and discover the joy of creating something beautiful with your hands. With air dry clay you can try pottery without the huge up-front cost of traditional ceramics.
