We closed the Library for a couple of hours so we could all enjoy watching the eclipse together. We had a few people join us on the lawn.
We managed to remember to take a few pictures while watching the ‘show’.
You can tell the health and well-being of a community by its library.
Members of the Seneca Free Library Book Club meet on the third Tuesday of each month to discuss the latest book on their list. They do not meet in the months of November and December. If you’d like to join in the discussion, contact the library and we’ll give you more information!
Here are the books they have read since 2003!
2017 List: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler—-The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman—-Capital Dames by Cokie Roberts—-The Lightning Thief by Rick Riodan—-The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown—-Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson—-The Kitchen House by Katheen Grissom—-Rules of Civility by Amor Towels—-The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware—-All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
2016 List: Ogallala Road by Julene Bair—-Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green—-The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid—-Left Neglected by Lisa Genove—-The Rosie Project by Graaeme Simsion—-The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty—-A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park—-Every Day by David Levithan—-Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult—-Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
2015 List: Orphan Trains by Christina Baker Kline—-The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty—-Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple—-Prisoner 88 by Leah Pilegic —-2030-The Real Story of What Happens by Albert Brooks—-In Broad Daylight by Harry MacLean—-What She Left Behind by Ellen Wiseman—-Care and Management of Lies by Jacquelin Winespear
2014 list: Time’s Shadow by Arnold Bauer—-Still Alice by Lisa Genova—The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin—-The Romanov Conspiracy by Glen Meade —-Defending Jacob by William Landay—-The Taylor’s Daughter by Janice Graham—-Judgment by James Patterson—-Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer—-Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn—-Lemon Orchard by Lou Ann Rice—-Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
2013 list: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis—Art of Racing by Garth Stein—Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay—-Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford—-Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese—-The Devil’s Rooming House by M. William Phelps—-Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout—-Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
2012 list: Our Boys by Joe Drape—-Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot—The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins—-Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah—-Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers—-The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton—-Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See—-Esther’s Pillow by Marlin Fitzwater—-A Daughter’s Walk by Jane Kirkpatrick—-Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
2011 list: What Kansas Means to Me by Thomas Fox Averill—-Escape, The Carolyn Jessop Story by Carolyn Jessop—The Help by Kathryn Stockett—The German Bride by Joanna Hershon—Woods Runner by Gary Paulson—Lark and Termite by Jayne Ann Phillips—Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks—The White by Deborah Larson —Eternal on the Water Joseph Monninger—Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
2010 list: Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama—-P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern—-Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer—-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs—-Angels Rest by Charles Davis—-Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares—-Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson—-The Old Man and the Sea or For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway—-Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper—Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles
2009 list: Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard—-I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou—-The White Cascade by Gary Krist—-Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini—-Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tamnet—-Family Tree Barbara Delinsky—-Air Ball: My Life in Brief by Lisa Harkrader—-For One More Day by Mitch Albom—-Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult
2008 list: In Cold Blood —-Memory Keeper’s Daughter—-Year of Magical Thinking—-Time-Traveler’s Wife—-My Last Days as Roy Rogers—-The Book Thief—-Ladies No. ! Detective Agency—-Innocent Man—-Water for Elephants—-Fahrenheit 451
2007 list: The Learning Tree—-Widow’s War—-Life of Pi—-Chronicles of Narnia—-Up from Slavery—-Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man—-The Notebook—-The Outsiders—-Confessions of a Shopoholic—-The Glass Castle
2006 list: The Kite Runner—-The Devil in the White City—- Summer of the Monkeys— Snow Falling on Cedars—-Trail of the Spanish Bit—-The Pearl—-Rex Stout Mystery—-Memiors of a Geisha—The Joy Luck Club—-Leap of Faith- Queen Noor
2005 list: Leap of Faith: Queen Noor—-Bull Whip Days: The Slave Remembers—-At Home in Mitford—– The Good Earth—-Secret Life of Bees—- Letters from Rifka—-Lovely Bones—-Eudora Welty—-Girl with the Pearl Earring
2004 list: Seabiscuit—- Song of Solomon—- House of Spirits—-Don’t Lets go to the Dogs Tonight—-Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind—- Crossing to Safety—-Reversible Errors—-The Giver—-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn—- Five People You Meet in Heaven
2003 list: Persian Pickle Club— Branded with Love—- Katie Mediator—-To Kill a Mockingbird—- Red Tent—Anthem—- Seaman: The Dog who went with Lewis & Clark—-Peace Like a River—-Amy Fleury, Poet
You can now download the Flipster app to access all* of our digital magazines on your device.
Start in the app store, search for Flipster digital magazines, and download. Open your Flipster app – it will either give you a list of local libraries (if your location services are on) or let you search. Our account is under NExpress Libraries, Lawrence, KS, so click on that and then enter your *card number* (not your login – this will only work for the official card number on the NExpress account). After you’ve done this, you’ll see all* of our magazines’ covers – clicking on one starts the download process and adds it to your “shelf”.
Have fun!
YOU get to choose which project to make, the lap/wall quilt or the table runner.
Everything is better with your library card, is yours in your pocket?
The Science Activity Time for students who have finished 3rd-6th grades has been popular again this summer.
Here are pictures of the 3 programs held this summer:
The last meeting for our scientists was to deconstruct the electronics our patrons brought in for us. Thank you to everyone who brought in keyboards, old phones, cell phones and whatever for the students to explore! Scroll through to see all the happy faces and at the end you’ll see just how many items were donated!
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The second meeting, June 15, was just before Father’s Day. So, we made special cards for our dads! They light up!! Of all the projects this summer this one certainly required the most precision. For those young scientist who like to take the initiative it sometimes meant backtracking, redoing and tweaking the steps until all the rules of circuitry were followed so their cards actually lit up.
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The first Science Activity this summer was the building of the Brush Bot. This was a little robot made with the brush of a tooth brush, batteries, mini vibrators and more.
Although some new students were at first frustrated by the lack of precision a”kit” could offer they soon joined the fun of being their own designers and creators.
The students had a great time building and testing their bots.
OneClickdigital will have a large app update & logo change on Tuesday, June 27. After that time, the website & app will be called RBdigital instead.
This update is large on their servers, the company is starting the update process on Monday, 7pm Central. It is possible some people may not be able to use their books until the update is complete overnight. |
Computer users: for you, all you will see is the logo changing to RBdigital on the website where you check out books. Any update for you will be later in the year, but one was not needed at this time.
Mobile App Users: (iPad/iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire)
On June 27, you will receive an app update. This is actually a fully new version of the app. You:
What will have changed in the app?
It is a fully NEW version of the app. Expect screenshots with more explanation from the State Library the day of the update, when we can take images of our own accounts.
Why is this update happening?
We only have OneClickdigital audiobooks statewide in Kansas, but Recorded Books (parent company of OneClickdigital) has had other digital services. They have been developing a single mobile app to cover all of their services. It is a good change for us because their tech team will only have one app to fix if there is a problem, and only one app to make improvements for going forward. As you can imagine, that will work out much better for everyone in the long term!
Questions: audiobooks@ks.gov
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