Author: senecalibrarian
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NEKAF to Host Craft Event Days at SFL in July!
Northeast Kansas Arts Foundation is hosting two days of drop-in craft time fun in the Seneca Free Library Community Room in July! Monday, July 13th, 9 AM – 1 PM Monday, July 27th, 9 AM – 1 PM This all ages event is an open format where participants may come and go as time allows.…
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Rejoice! July 1st Storytimes Are Uncancelled!
Our story lady, Dee Lizzol, learned this morning that her pending jury duty summons has been cancelled. Hooray! As such, our final day of Storytime and Crafts for the season is back on the calendar! Preschool Storytime is at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 1. Elementary Storytime is at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, July 1.…
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“Unearth a Story” this Summer at SFL!
Summer Reading Kick Off was Thursday, May 21, 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM. We had a fantastic time with our Summer Reading Kickoff Event and celebrating our theme “Unearth a Story!” Thank you to all of our patrons who joined us, and a Big Thanks to Seneca Wholesale for their generous donation of mini-Dr. Pepper…
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Jetpack Jason of Mad Science Brings Life to Dinosaurs
Tuesday, August 16, our friend, Jetpack Jason, returned for a special dinosaur themed presentation with Mad Science! We found out how many kids can fit in a T-Rex footprint, whether or not that T-Rex would fit in our conference room (answer, just barely!), and just how long ago our T-Rex lived compared to us. So…
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Library D&D is Jumping into June!
One Year Going and We’re Still Growing! Dungeons and Dragons is an interactive storytelling game in which a group of players collaborate with a lead storyteller (referred to as the Game or Dungeon Master) to navigate and explore the world, people, creatures, and scenarios that they encounter during the game. The story and action are…
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Get Your Betsy Ross on for the 250th!
SFL Hosts Adult Fiber Arts Challenge for 4th of July Expo and Contest! Celebrate 250 Years of America! Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Join the Seneca Free Library Fiber Arts Challenge!Join us as we show our star-spangled patriotism with handcrafted art works featuring fabric, yarn, and/or thread! Help us decorate for the 4th of July…
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Food Pantry Donations at the Library: Make it Pasta in June!
We continue our partnership with the Nemaha County Food Pantry in June as we focus on Pastas and Sauces. Drop off your donations of dry pasta and sauce in a can or jar, or any other non-expired and unopened food items here at the library during our regular business hours: M-Th 9:00 AM – 7:00…
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Cooking With Kids @ Seneca Free Library (Updated June 12, 2026)
ANNOUNCEMENT (June 12, 2026): Cooking with Kids is on break through June while Deb goes grandma-ing out west. REPORT (June 3, 2026): The cooking crew met for a late morning session and took the opportunity to make breakfast burritos and granola bars from scratch. Thank you to our participants for joining us, and thanks to…
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Lego Party at SFL May 28!
SFL Hosts the Lego Guy, Cody Wells, for a Brick Builder’s Dream Party “If you build it, they will come.” – Field of Dreams If you bring a guy with multiple tubs of assorted Lego bricks, they can come and build it themselves and have a great time doing it! Cody Wells, the Lego Guy,…
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Changing of the Guard at SFL
We give thanks to three of our board of directors for their dedicated service as they retire from their term in office. Leaving the board as of the May regular meeting are Cathy Enneking, Bruce Hermesch, and Jim Lueger. Filling their vacancies are Samantha Boeding and Tony Scism with a third board member pending due…