Noodles, noodles, noodles!

The Liberal Memorial Library will be going noodles on Monday night, August 26, at 6:30 p.m.

The Library will be hosting its monthly Recipe Swap and the theme is, you guessed it, noodles! And because it’s noodles, we’re going to have a special presentation. How special? So special that we’ve brought someone all the way from China to come to Liberal and make his world-renowned famous noodles.

The talented Tian Feng Shan will grace us with his presence and noodle acumen. Tian will be making Chinese noodles from scratch. Watch as he combines the ingredients to make the dough and then the fun really begins. Like a magician, he stretches the dough again and again and before your very eyes, noodles are created.

And afterwards we’ll sample the strands of deliciousness!!

So come down and watch all the noodle fun this Monday!

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The Liberal Memorial Library is offering another Family Place Library workshop.

The five-week program involves toddlers and their parents and caregivers; featuring local professionals who serve as resources for parents; emphasizing the role of parents as the first teachers of their children; facilitating early intervention; and teaching strategies for healthy child development and early literacy.

The five-week workshop begins on August 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Library, running every Thursday through September 26.

Some of the local professionals who will be attending the program include Diane Hensley, the parent and family liaison for USD 480, Jan Nondorf, the executive director of PACT, Parents and Children Together and Susan Lukwago, a nutritionist with the Seward County Health Department, plus others.

The program is open and free to the public, but space is limited and registration is required. 

The Family Place Library workshop this past spring had over 15 families and 40 children attend.

The Family Place Library give parents and caregivers an additional place for children, between the ages of zero and five, to play, read and socialize with other children. Parents can interact with their kids through play, get answers to their parenting questions and meet other parents.

And remember, Family Place Library is fun and not just a workshop where parents come and listen. 

For more information about Family Place Library and the workshops, come down to the Library or call (620) 626-0180.

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Attention! Attention! Calling all knitters and crocheters! The Liberal Memorial Library is once again “knitting” 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.

 

This year, there will be a series of “knit ins” held Saturdays during September. The dates are September 7 and 21 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The public is invited to come and make baby caps. We’ll supply the yarn and serve 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.

Last year, the Liberal Memorial Library donated close to 100 caps to the cause.

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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Don’t forget that the Library has Tumblebooks, which are e-books with audio for kids.  Children can read along, or just have the book read to them.  All books play directly in your internet browser window, so there is no software or files to download to your computer. Additionally, Tumblebooks has been set up so that no login is required to access our account.

Just go to our website, lmlibrary.org, and click on the Tumblebooks icon.

There are no limits to how many books or other materials you use on Tumblebooks. 

Most materials will be for children elementary grades 2-3 and younger, though older students may enjoy access to classic stories like Anne of Green Gables or The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.

Other options and materials:

• Reading comprehension quizzes and games (word searches, puzzles) for most books.  Some of these features do not yet work for mobile access, but that is coming soon. 
• Videos, most commonly associated with non-fiction books.  Example: Meet the Meerkat has a short video provided by National Geographic.  
• Language Learning section contains picture books translated into other languages.  There are currently books in Spanish, French, Chinese, and Russian. 
• Playlist feature--add multiple titles to a playlist for uninterrupted storytime on your computer!