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201 N. Main  ▪  PO Box 443  ▪  Goddard, KS 67052  ▪  Tel: (316) 794-8771
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. - Mark Twain

Welcome 

News From Your Library - March, 2010

First and foremost the Library would like to welcome all the new families to our community.

Even though the staff at the library is busy working on the yearly inventory, if you need help just yell for us and we will be pleased to help you with your searches.

While you are in the library be sure and check out the new shelves in the book sale area and the wall murals that have gone up in the hall way by the water fountain. These projects were an Eagle Project for Evan Looft. Thanks Evan and the helpers he had.

The Goddard Woman’s Club will host the yearly High School Art Show on Saturday, March 13th. This show and competition is for all the high schools in our area. The winners will stay on display for the following week and then the art will be sent to Lindsborg for the State competition. Come in and see the work of our local promising art students. The show will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

New Books

These are just a few of our new titles. Come in and check out the rest.

  • The Heavenstone Secrets - Andrews, V.C.
  • Blood Ties - Hooper, Kay
  • Remarkable Creatures - Chevalier, Tracy
  • Trial By Fire - Jance, J.A.
  • Not My Daughter - Delinsky, Barbara
  • Fired Up - Krentz, Jayne
  • Gator a-go-go - Dorsey. Tim
  • Iron River - Parker, Jefferson
  • Sizzle - Garwood, Julie
  • Worst Case - Patterson, James
  • The Honor of Spies - Griffin, W.E.B.
  • Dead Heat - Rosenberg, Joel
  • Ford County Stories - Grisham, John
  • Watchlist - Deaver, Jeffery
  • The wolf at the door - Higgins, Jack
  • Kisser - Woods, Stuart
  • Deeper Than the Dead - Hoag, Tami

Looking for something to do?

We have two programs for the little ones to attend. On Thursday morning at 10:30 we have a birth to 4 years old Storytime. All are welcome to attend this program that includes stories, song and dance to thrill the young ones.
The second program is for 4 and 5 year olds. This is a drop off program with stories, song and games. This program is sponsored by the Goddard Woman’s Club.

Registration is required for this program and there are still openings for more children.

For the after school crowd the Library has movies on Thursday’s. Titles vary for this program but they are age appropriate. The computer lab has been expanded to 6 computers with the donation of 6 units from the Goddard Public Schools. We were able to retire a couple of worn out units.

For the adults we have our evening book discussion group. The titles are chosen by the group. The selection for the March 29th discussion is “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid” by Bill Bryson. The library has 7 copies of this book to use and it is available for download on Audio Books and More.

Did You Know...

The State of Kansas subscribes to 45 internet databases. The use of these databases is free of charge to holders of a Kansas State Library Card. You can sign up for this card on the internet at www.kslc.org. These databases cover a wide area of topics. Here are a few.

  • Health Source
  • Newspaper Source
  • Chilton’s Car Repair
  • Heritage Quest
  • World Book Encyclopedia
  • Academic Searches
  • Informe- Spanish magazines and newspapers

From this website you can also link to the Audio Books and More website.

This site allows you to download audio books for your MP3, Ipod, or to listen on your computer. You can check the audios out for up to 21 days. There are fiction and non-fiction titles along with some old radio programs.

There are no charges for these databases, and it only takes a few minutes to sign up for your State Library Card.

Summer Reading Preview

The staff at the Library has already started planning for the summer programs. This year our themes are:

  • Make a Splash - Read! – This program is for birth to 6th grade.
  • Make Waves at your Library – This program is for the Young Adults (YA).
  • Water Your Mind- Read- This program is for the adults.

About Your Library

The Goddard Public Library has a collection of 24,099 books.  The rotating collection contains approximately 400 volumes.  Also available are reference materials, periodicals, videos and audio books.

Magazines:  The library maintains subscriptions to over 50 popular magazines, with 5 years of back issues of most publications.

Newspapers:  The Wichita Eagle and the Times Sentinel are available.

Reference:  Librarians are always on duty to assist with reference materials and to help locate the answers to your questions.  Some encyclopedias may be checked out.

Kansas Collection:  Books about the nature and people of Kansas, as well as books by Kansas authors are available.  The reference materials include the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

Large Print Books:  A rotating selection of large print books is available.

Videos:  The collection includes family and children's videos, as well as useful "how-to" videos.

Audio Books:  Books on tape include romance, comedy and mystery.

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