Waterville Public Library

Catch the reading bug this summer!  Sign up for Summer Reading begins May 21.   You can pick fun prizes according to the number of books or the number of pages you read.  We will have a special story time for 3 to 6 year olds every Tuesday in July at 10:30 a.m. at the Library.  Also, mark your calendars for July 9th…the date of a very special program for kids at the Opera House.

May 13th was a busy day at the Library.  Mrs. Gros brought two classes of her preschoolers in for special story times.  (The other class had already been in for story time on Monday, May 12.)  Our “bug ladies” recited poems, lead the groups in songs and read stories…all about bugs.  They told the students we would love to have them “catch the reading bug” by signing up for summer reading and by coming to our preschool storytime in July.

In the evening, Elizabeth Verschelden gave a program on Waterville history to a group of nearly 40.  Her presentation was sponsored by the Library and by the Marshall County Railroad Historical Society.  To see photos from both events, click here.

      April will be a busy month at the Waterville Public Library.  National Library week is April 13-19 this year, so stop by and see us!

     On April 26, the Library will host the Quilt and Trunk show for Victorian Day.  We will be open for regular library business from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., but the computers will not be available.  The Library building will be open until 4 p.m. for you to view the colorful quilts and interesting old trunks. 

      We purchased and received by donation several new books in March.  New adult fiction highlights include

by Kristin Hannah, No time for goodbye by Linwood Barclay, Carrot cake murder by Joanne Fluke, Change of heart by Jody Picoult and Tom Clancy’s Endwar by David Michaels.  For fantasy fans, we were given several books in Terry Brooks’ Shannara series, as well as works by some other popular fantasy writers.  We have several new-to-us large print fiction books given to us by the North Central Kansas Library system.

     In adult nonfiction, we have the new book about

     For anyone planning a wedding in the near future, come in and check out Martha Stewart’s Wedding Ideas on DVD.  We also have several new-to-us cookbooks for you to peruse.

     In children’s fiction, we now have the first four books in the popular Fugitive series by Gordon Korman, and for high school readers, we have the much-in-demand Stephanie Meyers trilogy.

     We were able to purchase two children’s books, What’s Up Duck by Tad Hills and Blizzard of the blue moon by Mary Pope Osborne with a donation by the Marysville Women of the Moose.  We thank them for their interest in encouraging children and families to read.  We would also like to thank donors Sharon King, Ann Walter and Shirley Wohler.

      See you soon @ the Library!