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May 16, 2024 · Andrew Ross
What YA' Reading: Stranger Tides
Check out young adult reads with scary, fantastic or ominous island settings.
May 15, 2024 · Allie Lockwood
Discover variety and joy in chamber music
Explore unique classical music that ranges from calming to energetic and cinematic to intimate.
May 14, 2024 · Brittany Keegan
The Floor is Lava: Art Exhibit for Children
May 14, 2024 · Alex Henault
Artsy Crafty Library: Learning to felt
Dive into creating fabric with wet felting.
May 13, 2024 · Julie Nelson
The Reel World: Age is just a number
Watch these uplifting documentaries about aging with attitude.
May 13, 2024 · Elizabeth Tschetter
The Bookmark S5E31: Summer reading radar
Find hot new summer reads! Autumn & Chris preview books coming out this summer.
May 9, 2024 · Arion Beals
Kid Tested, Librarian Recommened: Uncover Mysteries
Check out amazing mysteries from the Kids Library. Can you solve the mystery before the detectives reveal the truth?
May 9, 2024 · Zan Popp
In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality
View In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality: Kansas and the African American Public-School Experience 1855-1955 through May 31.
May 7, 2024 · Julie Nelson
Lost in the Stacks: Royal Audience
If there’s something strange in Anglo-American relations, who you gonna call? The Queen!
May 7, 2024 · Ginger Park
Fiction Five: New novels featuring librarians
You’ll want to check out these new novels featuring some of our favorite characters – librarians!
May 6, 2024 · Elizabeth Tschetter
The Bookmark S5E30: It might be good
Chris and Autumn browse books they are pretty sure will be good.
May 1, 2024 · Adrianne Evans
Favorite cookbooks bring joy
Adrianne shares some of her favorite classic cookbooks including a few that were locally published.
April 30, 2024 · Sherry Hess
Introduce your child to the wonder of gardening
Gardening provides young children and the whole family a hands-on experience to learn and explore.
April 26, 2024 · Jennifer Masters
Discovering a missing part of my history
Discover how one library staffers curiosity was sparked in the library's Baker Genealogy Center and how you can also use these free resources.
April 26, 2024 · Cadie Maas
Artsy Crafty Library: Color Theory
Explore how colors interact with each other and how those colors make us feel. Then use these ideas in your artsy crafty projects.
April 18, 2024 · Debbie Reiff
Great Read Alouds: Earth-friendly picture books
Explore beautiful picture books that introduce Earth and all its wonders, planting seeds of appreciation for our planet.
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.
April 18, 2024 · Katie Keckeisen
Anatomy of a Folly: The history of Topeka's peculiar mansion
An eccentric millionaire. The birth of a religious movement. A speakeasy. A mysterious fire. All this can be found in the history of one of Topeka's most awe-inspiring houses.
April 11, 2024 · Rachael Schmidtlein
Kid Tested, Librarian Recommended: Magical Gardens
Check out fantastic books that focus on kids in the garden.
April 9, 2024 · Marie Pyko
Explore our new strategic plan
Our library is prepared for an exciting future with a new strategy based on a planning process that includes your voice.
April 8, 2024 · Elizabeth Tschetter
The Bookmark S5E29: Strange & curious lives of authors
Dive into the interesting lives of some well-known & one lesser-known author. Some of their lives are stranger than their fiction.
April 5, 2024 · Ginger Park
Fiction Five: Hilarious new reads
From pop culture satire to madcap adventures, find laughter, wit and fun in April's new books.
April 3, 2024 · Julie Nelson
Lost in the Stacks: Wavewalker
Enjoy this vividly told memoir of an extraordinary childhood spent sailing the oceans .
April 1, 2024 · Elizabeth Tschetter
The Bookmark S5E28: Reading Radar with Michelle