For painting we followed along with Bob Ross’ Joy of Painting. We all did pretty well. We will be following another next time too! Join us on Tuesday, March 10th @ 4PM for The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross!

Our teens enjoyed making structures to help a raw egg survive falling from the top of a ladder. Our next STEM at the Library day is on Tuesday, March 17th @ 4PM!

I know summer seems to be worlds away, but it’ll be here before we know it. Summer reading takes months of planning to make sure everything is ready.

We are reaching out to Coffeyville’s citizens and area businesses to help us bring a wonderful summer reading program for 2020! Summer Reading promotes literacy and a love of lifelong learning in children, teens, and adults! This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story” which focuses on fairytales, folklore, and fantasy. We will be holding at least four programs each week during the summer for patrons of all ages. We are hoping to provide small incentives to everyone who meets their reading goals and need craft supplies for various activities.

If you would like to donate, choose anything from the lists here and bring it to the library! If you would like to make a monetary donation, make sure to mention that the donation is specifically for the Summer Reading Program.

Craft Supplies

• Socks (New- Any Colors)
• White Handkerchiefs
• Tie-Dye Materials
• Felt
• Pom Poms
• Chunky Chenille Yarn (Whole skeins)
• Air Dry Clay
• Painting Supplies (tempera or acrylic paint, brushes, canvas, etc.)
• Markers
• Crayons
• Beady Eyes
• Glue (clear & white, hot glue, glue sticks)
• Construction Paper
• Playdoh
• Buttons
• Coloring Books
• Old Magazines
• Mini Water/Soda Bottles

Incentives

• Gift Cards
• Coupons
• Small Toys
• Prizes

A new program we are wanting to provide this summer is bringing snacks to kids under 18 every day during the summer. If you would like to donate snack items, here’s a list of food items you can bring. You can shop from this list or bring any pre-packaged/non-perishable snacks you can think of.

• Fruit Snacks (individual sized)
• Fruit (apples, bananas, oranges, etc.)
• Dried Fruit
• Protein Bars
• Chips (Individual sized)
• Chex Mix (Individual)
• Little Debbie Cakes
• Juice Drinks
• Soda (mini cans/bottles)
• Bottled Water (small/mini)

Rachel Koszalka, our Assistant Director and YA Programming Librarian, graduated from Coffeyville’s Leadership program last Wednesday and we’re so happy for her. Congrats!

This past Saturday was our very first Harry Potter Party. We had loads of fun and it sounded like the kids did too! Here are a few photos from Saturday’s event! Looking forward to another Harry Potter/Halloween themed party next year!