Parsons Public Library

November 8, 2013, PARSONS, KS – Deborah Peterson of the University of Kansas will lead a discussion of Bootlegger’s Daughter by Margaret Maron at 6:30 on December 2 at Parsons Public Library.

Margaret Maron has been writing successful mystery novels since 1981.  But, in the opinion of most critics, she really “found her voice” with the 1992 publication of her multiple-award-winning Bootlegger’s Daughter.  In it, we are introduced to North Carolina lawyer and detective Deborah Knott.  Talked into investigating an unsolved murder case, Knott turns up decades-old secrets and finds that someone is plotting to destroy her career and her life.

Ms. Peterson is an instructor of Chinese language and East Asian civilization at KU.  She is a Ph.D. candidate in Chinese Anthropology with the University of Chicago and received her M.A. in Chinese from the University                                                                          of    Michigan.

The Talk About Literature in Kansas (TALK) book discussion series is provided by the Kansas Humanities Council (KHC), a nonprofit cultural organization with over 40 years of experience promoting the understanding of the history and ideas that shape our lives and build community.  For more information about KHC, visit www.kansashumanities.org.

Members of the community are invited to attend the free program, which will take place at the library, 311 South 17^th St.  To check out books and for more information about the reading series, contact the library at 620-421-5920.

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Public Health of Labette County has put together a nice display of many different items in our display window on the east side and also in our display glass cases inside the library. Stop by and check it out.

‘tis the season to be digging out the old handed-down family recipes and/or shopping for new cookbooks. We just got two new cookbooks in and have MANY more on our shelves here at the library. Two of our new cookbooks are Pioneer Woman Cooks: a year of holidays, by Ree Drummond and The Romney Family Table: sharing home-cooked recipes and favorite traditions, by Ann Romney. We also have Miss Kay’s Duck Commander Kitchen: faith, family, and food-bringing our home to your table, by Kay Robertson cookbook on order. So if you’re shopping around for a new recipe, shop by the library and check out our cookbook section.

We’ve been trying to guess what recipes Miss Kay has in her cookbook. Anything from how to make good homemade pies and biscuits to how to fry squirrel brains.  What do you think?

  Come by the library for the gently used books located in the foyer.

Hardback books       $.50

Paperback books     $.25

Audiobooks               $.50

 Magazines                   $.10

Videos/ DVDs           $.50

Puzzles                         $1.00

Fall is one of my favorite seasons because the temperature gets a little cold, the leaves change colors, hot chocolate with marshmallows makes me think of my childhood, a bowl of popcorn on my lap and a great book to read. Oh and the smells that come out of the kitchen. What’s your favorite thing about fall?

November 11- 16, 2013

• The Library will be closed on Monday, November 11, for Veteran’s Day.  We will reopen on November 12, 2013 at 9:00 am.
• Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour.  Join Miss Willie as she reads There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves, by Lucille Colndro.  Children ages 2-6 are welcome.
• Tuesday, November 12, 2013, Parsons Public Board meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour.   Join Miss Willie as she reads There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves, by Lucille Colndro.  Children ages 2-6 are welcome.
• Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 1:00 pm.  Children’s Book and Movie Discussion of the book, Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

November 4-9, 2013

• Monday, November 4, 2013 Join us for the Book Discussion on Shroud for a Nightingale, by P.D. James at 6:30 pm with the presenter, Marilyn E. Klaus.  November 11- 16, 2013
• Monday, November 4, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Story Hour. Join Miss Willie as she reads We Are Going on a Leaf Hunt, by Steve Metzger.  Children 2-6 yrs welcome.
• Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour.  Join Miss Willie as she reads We Are Going on a Leaf Hunt, by Steve Metzger.  Children 2-6 yrs welcome.
• No Story Time for Wednesday, November 6, 2013.
• Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Young Adult Movie, After Earth, starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith.  Teens ages 11-17 are welcome to attend.

October 29, 2013, PARSONS, KS – Marilyn Klaus of the University of Kansas will lead a discussion of Shroud for a Nightingale by P.D. James at 6:30 on November 4 at Parsons Public Library.

P.D. James has been thrilling mystery lovers since 1962 when the first of her Inspector Adam Dagliesh series was published.  In Shroud for a Nightingale, two student nurses lie dead, the great hospital nursing school of Nightingale House is shadowed in terror, and it’s up to Inspector Dagliesh of Scotland Yard to unmask the killer.

Ms. Klaus is a lecturer with Religious Studies and African and African American Studies at KU and has led book discussions at Parsons Public Library previously.

This is the third book in the four-part “Today’s Mysteries” series.  The final discussion of the series will be December 2 on Bootlegger’s Daughter by Margaret Maron.

The Talk About Literature in Kansas (TALK) book discussion series is provided by the Kansas Humanities Council (KHC), a nonprofit cultural organization with over 40 years of experience promoting the understanding of the history and ideas that shape our lives and build community.  For more information about KHC, visit www.kansashumanities.org.

Members of the community are invited to attend the free programs, which will take place at the library, 311 South 17^th St.  To check out books and for more information about the reading series, contact the library at 620-421-5920.

October 28-November 2, 2013

• Monday, October 28, 2013 at 6:30 pm,   Kansas Bureau Presentation of “Kansas Women, Work, and the Civil War” presented by Diane Eickhoff.
• Monday, October 28, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Story Hour. Join Miss Willie and Miss Carole for a Special Halloween Story Hour. Children 2-6 are welcome.
• Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour.  Join Miss Willie and Miss Carole for a Special Halloween Story Hour. Children 2-6 are welcome.
• Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour.  Join Miss Willie and Miss Carole for a Special Halloween Story Hour. Children 2-6 are welcome.

October 21-26, 2013

• Monday, October 21, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Story Hour. Join Miss Willie as she reads Skeleton Meets The Mummy, by Steve Metzger. Children ages 2-6 are welcome.
• Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour.  Join Miss Willie as she reads Skeleton Meets The Mummy, by Steve Metzger. Children ages 2-6 are welcome.
• Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 10:00 am. Story Hour. Join Miss Willie as she reads Skeleton Meets The Mummy, by Steve Metzger. Children ages 2-6 are welcome.
• Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 2 pm.  Tech Tips: E-Z Readers and the Kansas EZ Reader Library presented by Julie Kent.  Join us to learn about the EZ Readers and how to access the Kansas EZ Reader Library.  Bring your e-reader device to the presentation.
• Friday, October 25, 2013 at 1:00 pm.  Children’s Movie. Join Miss Willie and Miss Carol as they watch Hotel Transylvania.  This event is for families with children 0-12. Space is limited so register early. Must be signed up prior to event.