Category: Events & Activities

Bargello Quilt Class Scheduled for September

It is the time to sign up for the September class; Bargello!

Bargello is so fun to learn! It looks hard, but once you learn the “tricks of the trade” you will love creating projects with this versatile pattern. Use a precut jelly roll or pick fabrics of your own! This class is for the  Advanced Beginner to Intermediate sewist. Date and times are Thursday, September 5, 2019 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday, September 7, 2019 – 10:00am to 4:00pm. Class Cost is $30 which includes book. Register at Seneca Variety or Seneca Free Library. AND receive 10% discount at Seneca Variety on fabric and notions for these classes.

 

Ice Cream Party with Special Toppings!

Our end of Summer Reading Ice Cream party celebrated those readers who met their goal and turned in their reading logs on time. Our numbers were  up this year for kids signing up to read and we had a near record number finish by the deadline. As you can see in the picture, we bought special galaxy sprinkles and edible glitter to go along with our universe theme this summer. Thank you to all our eager readers, we enjoyed seeing everyone this summer. Don’t forget about us during the school year. Good luck at school!

Summer 2019

June at the Library was full of fun and learning. We were so busy we didn’t always have a chance to take the pictures we wanted.  ARC Wild visited twice in early June. This is a very popular program, we hope to have them come again during the school year.

Preschool Story Time with Miss Dee is always a hit too. She plans such fun stories and crafts to go with our Summer Reading theme. This year we celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 with A Universe of Stories.

STEM activities brought in the older children for learning fun. We have a few pictures to share. Remember, we continue this through the school year, once a month for 4th-6th grade students. Watch our Facebook page and here on our website for more information later this year.

Our last program of the summer was Mad Science of Kansas City. Their “Walking the Moon” show entertained our young patrons, they didn’t even know it was a science lesson too.

The highlight of our summer was the installation of our Music Garden!

Music Garden is Officially Open!

A ribbon cutting was held Thursday, June 27 to officially open the Music Garden at the Seneca Free Library. The Music Garden is a project that began in January 2018 with a few thoughts and a big dream. The library staff with much help from Kylee Luckeroth, Chamber of Commerce director, held an Alice in Wonderland mystery dinner in April as a way to raise funds and promote the idea. The library received funds from the Chamber of Commerce & Downtown Impact JOBS grant. Major donors to the project
include Nancy Gafford, Christa Swisher, Community National Bank, Northeast Kansas Arts Foundation, Inc., Kayla’s Sunrise Color Run, and the Nemaha County STEP Foundation. A big thanks goes to the City of Seneca crew for all the labor involved in unloading the instruments, storing them, pouring the concrete pad, and “planting” the instruments.

  • Pagoda Bells
  • Tuned Drums
  • Metal flower
  • Metal flower
  • Rhythm, with a Caribbean sound

    Serenade aka zylophone

     

     






Just before July 4, 2018 the instruments were all packed and ready to ship to Kansas. Over the holiday weekend a fire destroyed a major part of the factory where the instruments were made and stored. All of the instruments had to be remade and did not arrive until late fall. It was far too late in the season to begin work on this outdoor project. The instruments spent the winter in the city shop. As you know, the spring rain has spoiled many plans. But, finally the week of June 17 the rain let up enough that the city crew could get to work. The Music Garden is for the whole community. Our hope is that it will provide enjoyment and spark creativity for years to come. The garden is dedicated to the child in all of us.

 

Our Alice in Wonderland Mystery Dinner fundraiser in April of 2018 for the Music Garden was a hit and very successful. We’ve had a lot of fun bringing this garden to our community. 

 

Build a Space Craft Contest

Our Summer Reading theme this year is A Universe of Stories, a space theme to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the  greatest achievement in space; going to the moon.  So we decided to host a contest inviting our young patrons to build space craft. It could be human space craft or alien space craft. We had some of both come in. You need to stop in to see them before July 4th. If you can’t make it in, here are pictures that will have to do.

  • Winner in the K-1st grade is Abbott Sullivan
  • Winner in the 2nd-3rd grade is Wrigley Williams
  • Winner in the 4th-5th grade is Deryk Rosenberger
  • Winner in the 6th grade and up category is Paul Anson.
Our largest category was K-1st grade…
  • this group continues the K-1st grade entries. 
  • Competition was fierce in the 2nd-3rd grade category. 
  • These are the 4-5th grade entries.
  • These are NOT the judges, but they watched them carefully. And, for the most part, agreed with their choices.
  • Our smallest group was the 6th grade and up category. 

Main Street Music Garden


Where is the Music Garden?

The City Crew was here first thing Monday morning , June 17, to install our Music Garden. The end is in sight, folks! We are so excited. No word on when we will get to play in the garden, but to see it coming together is a beautiful thing. We will keep you posted on progress. Please be careful

  • Thanks gentlemen!
  • Drums! It won’t be long now before the rest of the instruments are in place.

Build-a-SpaceCraft Contest


What is a space theme without a few space crafts in the orbit?

This summer we thought it would be fun to have a SpaceCraft Building Contest. Age categories are K~1st grade, 2nd~3rd grades, 4th~5th grades, and 6th grade on up. Please use the grade just completed. Judging will take place June 27. Have family discussions and research, stop in to pick up a copy of the Official Rules, there is a size limit and other restrictions. Then have fun building the ultimate space craft! We can’t wait to see what you create!

COME IN TO THE LIBRARY TO PICK UP A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL RULES!