The library will be having a basket raffle fundraiser starting December 3rd until December 22nd. We will be raffling off 8 baskets each with different themes. The tickets are $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00. We will raffle off the baskets on December 22nd at our open house night at the library. You do not need to be present to win. You can purchase tickets at Cedar Vale Library, Ferguson’s Market or you can buy them from Katie Boyle. The library will also be having a book sale starting on Saturday December 3rd, while Santa is visiting. The book sale will continue on throughout the month of December. Please help support our library!
Santa will be visiting the library on Saturday December 3rd 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Bring the kids to come sit on his lap!
When using the new website (http://seknfind.kohalibrary.com/) to search and place holds on books, if you just search on the main page it only searches Cedar Vale’s materials, so if you want to search all libraries in the system you have to go to Advanced Search and at the bottom change the drop down list to All libraries so it will search all the libraries in our system. If you have any questions please let me know.
Well everyone it is official.The library has made it into the technology era….As of today we are automated! You can now place holds on books and movies and see what is available from the comfort of your own home. Stop in at the library and I will set you up with an online log in. Take a look at the website we use for our new automated system called KOHA or SeknFind to see what is available: http://seknfind.kohalibrary.com/
Cedar Vale Library will soon be automated! Yes I said automated. No more of those pesky cards, it will all be computerized. We plan on being completely automated and going “live” around the middle of May. When that happens you will have access to the books, movies, and the other collections of 23 other libraries in our system, including Iola, Independence, Coffeyville, Chanute, and many others. From the comfort of your own home you will be able to go on to the KOHA website from our web page (http://cedarvale.mykansaslibrary.org), log in and search the collections of all the libraries in our consortium. Then you can put a hold on that item or items and it will be sent through a courier service to Cedar Vale Library and will arrive the next day or the day after depending on when you place a hold on it. Then you will be notified it has arrived at Cedar Vale Library and you can come pick it up! For more information you can contact Katie Boyle at cvmemlib@sktc.net or at 620-758-2598.
It’s that time of the year again and Cedar Vale’s 16th Annual Spring Fling is coming up! April 29th, 30th and May 1st come to Cedar Vale and enjoy all the fun and festivities that the Spring Fling has to offer. Whether you enjoy car shows, rodeos, live music or great food, it has all that to offer and more. Don’t forget to bring the kids along too; there will be lots of activities for kids of all ages. For more information you can visit the website www.cedarvalespringfling.com. We hope to see everyone there!
November 15-19, 2010
The Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas is once again proud to promote the importance of reading to Kansas preschoolers and other youth. In our sixth year of sponsorship, this year’s book, written by Katherine Ayres and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, is Up, Down and Around.
As the summer comes to an end I just want to share some of the events that went on over the summer at the library!
With the help of other directors from some of the libraries in SEKLS, all of the books in the library were gone through, and many were put out for our book sale. Any books that had not been checked out in over 10 years were for sale. It went very well and we made over $400.00. I want to thank everyone for their support.
July 28,29, and 30 we had our summer reading program. The theme was pirates! We had a wonderful turn out. Day one we had 11 kids and we made our own parrots to sit on our shoulders and took pictures in a cut out of a pirate, then read the book How I Became a Pirate. Day 2 we had 17 kids. We made our own pirate flags and read Pirates Don’t Change Diapers. Day 3 we had 16 kids and we went on a treasure hunt. It was a lot of fun!
We will be having a summer reading program and kids ages 5-9 are invited to join us. The program will be on July 28,29, & 30. It will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be food, fun, reading and activites. Be sure to come and join us!
Under the Dome by Stephen King
A Time to Gather Stones by Annabel Johnson
Colonel Brandon’s Diary by Amanda Grange
To Hope by Carolyn Brown
To Dream by Carolyn Brown
Rekindled by Tamera Alexander
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
Newport Summer by Nikki Poppen
Only You by Deborah Grace Staley
The 6th Target by James Patterson
The Prodigal Wife by Marcia Willett
The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgens Clark
The Telling by Beverly Lewis
The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffengger
The Wife’s Tale by Lori Lansens
The Summer Hideaway by Susan Wiggs
A Home for Christmas by Deborah Grace Staley
Gallimore by Michelle Griep
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
To Grandmother’s House by Glen Ebisch
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis