Knitting for an important cause

Attention! Attention! Calling all knitters and crocheters! Join the Liberal Memorial Library for a “Knit In” to raise awareness about normal infant crying and the dangers of shaking an infant.

The Library is participating in the CLICK for Babies: Period of PURPLE Crying Caps campaign, which invites knitters and crocheters to make purple colored baby caps.
 

The “Knit In” will be held on Saturday, September 8 at the Library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to come and make baby caps. We’ll supply the yarn and served snacks and refreshments.

The caps will be donated to Kansas Children’s Service League who will distribute them in November and December to new babies by hospitals and birthing centers across the state.
 

CLICK for Babies, now in its second year, is a collaborative effort between the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome and invited states and provinces who have implemented the Period of PURPLE Crying. Oregon, Washington, Utah, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, North Carolina, West Virginia, New Hampshire and Maine have joined the 2012 campaign in addition to the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia.
 

Last year, over 60,000 PURPLE colored caps were donated and distributed to thousands of families across North America in an effort to prevent infant abuse.

Organizers have set a goal of collecting 100,000 purple caps for the 2012 campaign.

For more information about the CLICK for Babies campaign, including patterns for caps, guidelines and details about the national campaign are available at www.CLICKforbabies.org.

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Liberal Memorial Library now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons, through the State Library of Kansas.
 

Learning a new language with Mango Languages is free for all library patrons, and offers a fast and convenient solution for our community’s increasing language-learning needs. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application that integrates components of vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and culture. Users learn actual conversation, breaking down complex linguistic elements within an audio-visual framework that draws important connections and builds on information they have already learned.
 

Mango is available in two versions. One is Mango Complete, a 100-lesson course that is designed to provide a deep understanding of a language and its culture. The second is Mango Basic, which teaches everyday greetings, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time and is designed to appeal to a beginner in a new language. There are more than 40 foreign language courses available and 16 English as a Second Language courses.
 

To access Mango Language, go the Library’s website at lmlibrary.org, scroll down to the Mango Languages icon, and click on it and get started.

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Don’t forget that we’re on facebook at facebook/lmlibrary. It’s a great way to communicate with us. We want to let you know what we’re doing and we want to hear from you. What programs would you like to see at the Library? What books would you like us to carry? How can we better serve you – the community? We’ll keep you posted and hope that you’ll do the same!

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Upcoming events for September:

September 11 (Tuesday): Library and Lunch at noon.  “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn will be discussed.

September 15 (Saturday): Mexican Day Independence Day Carnival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Library lawn and parking lot. (The Library will be closed that day).

September 18 (Tuesday): The Gardening Club will be meeting at 6:30 p.m.

September 20 (Thursday): Book Chat at 6 p.m. Come down and tell us what books you’ve been reading.

All events are free and open to the public.