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New On Our Shelves

Published on February 20, 2012 in Library News. 0 Comments

Karen Kingsbury fans will be happy to know that we now have all of her books on our shelves.  On Every Side was published in 2006.  As with all of her books, it received excellent reviews.

Here is a short synopsis of the book:  After suffering the loss of his mother and separation from his sister and the girl he loved, Jordan Riley has filled the holes in his soul with anger. He rejects the God he leaned on in his youth and sues his hometown to have a popular statue of Jesus removed. The conflict causes him to cross paths with a spirited young newscaster named Faith, who opposes his lawsuit in surprising ways. Perhaps most amazing of all is the way Faith begins to disassemble the walls around Jordan’s heart. And there’s something very familiar about her…

Come in and check this book out today.   If you’d like to be placed on reserve, just give the library a call, and we’ll do that for you.

New Year’s Closing

Published on December 27, 2011 in Events, Library News and Story Time. 0 Comments

Can you believe that 2012 is almost here?  It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when we were celebrating the year 2000!

The library will be closed during the long New Year’s weekend (Friday through Monday) of December 30 and 31 and January 2.  Please make sure you have plenty of reading materials and DVD’s to make it through the long weekend!

Come back to meadelibrary.info to find the spring  schedule for Story Time — lots of fun things are being planned.  The Holiday Harvest of Books will continue through the end of the year.  Books can now be purchased at a discounted rate.  It’s the perfect opportunity to remember a loved one by purchasing a book and donating it to the library.

Library Closing – Wednesday Story Time

Published on December 19, 2011 in Library News and Story Time. 0 Comments

The library will be closed on Tuesday, December 20, due to the bad weather conditions.

Story Time is still going on as scheduled on Wednesday, December 21, at 10:00 a.m.  Mother Goose will be reading Christmas stories to the children.

Don’t forget that we will also close during the Christmas Weekend — December 23, 24 and 26.  Please make sure you have plenty of reading materials and DVD’s to make it through the long weekend!  We hope you have a Very Merry Christmas!

On Display

Published on December 17, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

We currently have a collection of beautiful Christmas ceramic pieces on display in the Mary Clay Display Case.  These ceramics were painted by Eleanor Lix Mellard who was the mother of Ron Mellard of Meade.  She was extremely talented, and we feel very fortunate that her family has shared these pieces with us through the month of January.

Christmas & New Year’s Closings

Published on December 12, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

We will be closed on the following days:

For Christmas – December 23, 24 and 26
For New Year’s Day – December 30, 31 and January 2

We hope you have a safe and happy holiday season!

MPL Snapshot Day

Published on November 16, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

Sponsored by the Kansas State Library, Snapshot Day is a chance to show what a day in the life of your library looks like.  Who comes in the front door, and what do they do when they are there? It’s a great opportunity to show off everything your library has to offer using statistics, stories and pictures.  Meade Public Library held our Snapshot Day on November 16. 

Interlibrary Loan books are brought three times a week by our courier, Garth.

Jeanne Berghaus, one of our faithful patrons

We also celebrated “Kansas Reads to Pre-Schoolers.”  The 2011 book is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.

"Thanksgiving & Special Songs" was the theme of Story Time led by Sarah May (far left).

Library Director, Caleb May, leads "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" activities.

New On Our Shelves

Published on November 7, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

Black Thunder (Ella Clah Series #16) by Aimee Thurlo: Book Cover

 After a construction crew finds a body, cops found three more  in a cluster that lay on both sides of the border of the Navajo Reservation.   Because some of the bodies were buried outside the Reservation, Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah and her team must work a delicate joint investigation with the New Mexico police.  Identifying the victims isn’t easy.  Eventually, one of the bodies turns out to be that of a missing man who was believed to have embezzled funds from his construction firm and suspicions focus on the man’s partner.

With no obvious links between any of the victims except that they all went missing on the same day, each one  year apart, Ella feels frustrated by the investigation’s lack of progress. Unless they can find what connects these victims, someone else may soon be killed as the anniversary date is approaches.

Black Thunder is Book 17 in the Ella Clah series.  If you’ve read the previous books in the series, you will enjoy catching up on Ella and all the other supporting characters. 

If you haven’t read any of these books, and you love Tony Hillerman, here’s a description to tell you more about this series.  Ella Clah is a Navajo, former FBI agent, who is now head of a tribal police unit.  She grew up near Shiprock, New Mexico.  Her father was a Modernist and a Christian preacher, and her mother is a Traditionalist who follows the old tribal ways.  When the series begins, she is working for the FBI in Los Angeles.  When her father is murdered, she returns to the reservation to help solve the murder.  Even though it’s a difficult decision for her, she decides to stay on the reservation and join the Navajo Tribal Police for good.

Antique Post Cards

Published on October 17, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

We are currently displaying the antique post card collection belonging to Susan Meggenberg.

The collection will remain in the library through the month of October.  So, if you haven’t come in to see these beautiful cards, do so before the end of the month.

Do you have a collection you’d like to share with the public?  Please let us know if you do.  We have an enclosed locked display case, and we’d love to host your collection.

Labor Day Closing

Published on August 29, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

We will be closed on Saturday (September 3) and Monday (September 5) for the Labor Day Holiday Weekend.

Early Closing on Friday

Published on July 7, 2011 in Library News. 0 Comments

We will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 8, so the staff can get everything ready for the evening program.  See the “Dan, Dan the Magic Man” post immediately following this to find out more details about the program.