Ness City Public Library

 Our ‘Happy, Hoppy Story Time’ has come to an close, but it won’t be long and we’ll be into our Summer Reading Program here at the Ness City Public Library.  The summer reading theme is year is “Catch the Reading Bug!”  So chances are we will contiue to find things HOPPING around the library!

Our story time was filled with wonderful stories of hopping creatures.  We made wooden bunny and chick bookmarks, mischievous little Leprechaun’s with beards created from our hand prints, Easter Bunny welcome signs to hang on our doors, bright green frog thermometers, Mama Kangaroo puppets with a Joey in her pouch, crickets made from a pocket comb (they even chirp) and beaded bookworms.  No, worms do not HOP, but we learn that they help you catch some really BIG FISH! (from the mouths of babes!).

If you are wondering if you qualify for a ‘economic stimulus’ payment from the Internal Revenue Service and when that check might arrive, the IRS has a chart up on their web site with some specific dates.  If you have all ready filed your 2007 tax return, you can also find out just how much that check might be (you will need information from your tax return when calculating this amount).  This information can be found at:  http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=180247,00.html

    Did you ever think about all the things that HOP?  Bunnies HOP! Kangaroos HOP!  Crickets and grasshoppers also HOP!  Kids can HOP, too!  Ness City Public Library will soon be holding their spring story time; and you guessed it, we are having a “Happy, Hoppy Story Time”.  We’re going to do all kids of fun activities, crafts, games and songs; as well as read about lots of ‘hoppy creatures’.

 We will be having two sessions beginning on Tuesday evening, March 4^th from 7 to 7:45 p.m. and on Thursday afternoon, March 6^th from 4 to 4:45 p.m.  We

will run our sessions for six weeks.  However due to a summer reading workshop, we will skip the week of March 25^thand 27^th; so our last classes will end on April 15^th and 17^th.   This story time is for boys and girl ages 4-6.  Parents must enroll their child prior to the start of these sessions.  Please stop by the library any time before classes begin.  There is no charge for story time, but class size is limited on a first come basis.  If you have questions, please call the library at 785-798-3415. 

       Old Man Winter finally gave us a break in the ice and snow so that we could hold our kids craft session!  On Saturday morning, January 26th,  sixteen young patrons came to the library to “chill-out” and have fun making some “cool” crafts. 

We made a skateboarding polar bear that took some time and patience to complete; but when the task was done everyone thought they were really neat.  The second craft was a lot simpler to make, and the cute little penguins will remind us just how “cool” or “warm” it is at any given time.  The kids enjoyed donuts and juice before going home. 

Thanks to our volunteers, Renee and Nancy who helped the staff with this program.  And a special thanks to all the kids who took part in our “Chill-out @ Your Library Winter Crafts for Kids.”

Ness City Public Library has served Ness City and surrounding areas since 1887. There are over 17,00 items in our core collection which consists of fiction, non-fiction, audio books, videos and DVDs, large print books, magazines and area newspapers. We offer numerous services to our patrons such as five public computers, wireless access, a copy machine, fax machine, typewriter and laminator. We deliver to home bound and nursing home residents. We pride ourselves on providing friendly, up to date services and materials for our patrons.