Swing down to the Library

Swing on down to the Liberal Memorial Library and get ready for an evening, outdoor concert with the "Swingin’ Saints Jazz Band” on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.                                                                                                        

It’s free to the public so bring a lawn chair and listen to music from the Big Band Era of the 1930s and 1940s. It also might be appropriate to bring your dancing shoes.

Under the direction of Darin Workman, the band is of comprised of 14-18 community and student musicians, who will take you back to the days when Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman were the kings of swing and ruled the music world.

You’ll hear the combination of trombones, trumpets, and saxophones along with the piano, drums and bass that will bring you back to an era gone by. Memories will start flowing and the urge to get up and start swinging and dancing may overtake you.

Come down to the library, bring a lawn chair and enjoy what sure will be a wonderful trip down memory lane and an exciting new experience for those who have never heard the Big Band sound.

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We are continuing with our journey into outer space on Mondays in October. Learn about the wonders of the universe and NASA programming at the Library through a series of fun and educational events, which will include speakers, demonstrations, and activities.

Monday, October 8: Movies and video clips on NASA, featuring “Toys in Space”

Monday, October 15: Aaron Johnson of the National Weather Service in Dodge City will be presenting a program on the introduction to the basics of the atmosphere and climate controls of the earth along with the beginnings of the NWS.

Monday, October 22: Space Food. What did the astronauts take we them to eat in outer space? We’ll find out. And you’ll get a chance to taste space food!

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Just for a refresher, here’s are the policies of the Liberal Memorial Library.

Liberal Memorial Library’s collection includes more than 77,000 items: books, audio books, videos, DVDs, magazines, music CDs, reference materials, puppets, and audio files through the Kansas Library Card.

Library cards are free to all residents of Kansas. A form of state identification must be presented to show that a patron is a Kansas resident along with a piece of mail. Out-of-state patrons are required to pay an annual fee of $25 per family.

All library patrons over the age of 18 MUST present a government-issued form of identification and a utility bill.

Library cards are sent through the United States

Postal Service to library patrons and should arrive within one week of application.

A patron cannot check out items until they receive their card in the mail.

Children are entitled to the same check out privileges as adults. They must have a parent or guardian present to get a library card. This parent or guardian will be held responsible for the safe return of all library property and any fines or fees that are accrued.

The staff asks that parents or guardians monitor the appropriateness of library materials that their children borrow. The library staff is not responsible for making that judgment as individual families have different ways of deciding what is suitable for their children.

All materials in the library may be checked out for two weeks, except for DVDs and video cassettes which may be checked out for one week.

All library patrons must have their own library card to check out materials.

In an effort to circulate as many materials as possible a patron is limited to no more than 15 items: which may include four DVDs, six VHS, six audio CDs (including audio CD books and music CDs), six audio cassettes, six magazines, one equipment, and four interlibrary loan items.

Overdue items are $.10 per day except for DVDs which are $1 per day.

Materials may be renewed in person, by telephone, or online.

Most materials may be renewed twice unless another patron has reserved the item.

DVDs, video cassettes, pre-literacy kits, and items that have placed in the New York Times Bestsellers cannot be renewed.

A request for renewal of interlibrary loan materials must be made three days before the due date or they may not be subject to renewal.