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May 2019
HOURS: Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm Fri-Sat 9am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm
Master Gardener Talk:
Planting for Monarchs
Wednesday, May 8 @ 7:00 pm Master Gardener Patti Davis will present a program about Monarch habitats. She will talk about why we need to save the Monarch butterflies and plant pollinator plants in our gardens. Please join us.
Hooks and Needles for a Cause Wrap-up! Saturday, May 11 @ 10:00-11:30 am
Thursday, May 23 @ 6:00-7:30 pm
Thank you to all the knitters and crocheters who have helped us make the 7x9 inch rectangles for our many-colored-blanket.
Still working on a few rectangles? Now’s the time to finish up and bring them to the library. We will begin sewing those rec-tangles together to make a twin blanket and several lap blankets to donate locally. Join us for one or both of the sewing sessions!
SUMMER KICK-OFF!! A Universe of Stories
Karen Land, Musher Thursday, May 30 @ 2:00 OR 7:00 pm
Writer, public speaker, and wilderness advocate Karen Land is a three-time participant in the 1,150-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race across Alaska. Land, and her Alaskan Huskie sled dog Noggin, will be here at the library to tell stories of her many adventures. The afternoon presentation will be geared toward our younger patrons, but
all are welcome at either presentation.
Space is limited at both presentations. FREE Tickets will be available at the library starting May 22. Choose which program you want to attend when you pick up your ticket. Get your tickets in advance as there may not be any seats left on the day of the show.
Dinner & Discussion:
Climate Change Tuesday, May 14 @ 6:00 pm Cost of the dinner is $6.00
Must we change? Can we change? Will we change? Come learn about the basics of climate change, its potential impact for the world and Kansas, and some reasons for optimism.
Join us for a Dinner and Discussion with Rob Manes and John Cougher, from the Nature Conservancy in Kansas. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Registration and pre-payment are required.
Let’s Chat about Women’s Health Saturday, May 11 @ 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Light snacks and discussion Anyone who has been through puberty knows that hormones have a powerful effect on one’s body. Hormones affect many areas of your
health. If your hormones become unbalanced, whether due to menopause or other factors, you may end up feeling like a stranger in your own skin. Join us for some girl time as Pharmacist Holly Sebree Gripka leads us in a safe and informal chat where we can ask questions and get answers from an informed professional. We will have light snacks and plenty of time for questions and discussion. Please register at the library or by calling 913-724-2828.
Art Night Out with Liz Daniels
Make a Rag Rug Thursday, May 16 @ 6:00–8:00 pm
Cost: $20 Transform recycled fabric into something new. For this class, Liz will teach you how to make your very own rag rug to warm up any room and add a splash of color. Join us for an evening
of art, laughter and fun.
This program is geared for adults; older children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. All supplies will be provided. Class size is limited. Please pay when you register at the library front desk or by calling (913) 724-2828.
ADULT SUMMER READING!! Once upon a summer reading time...there were adults anxiously awaiting the chance to read books, attend programs, or take a bus trip. All with the goal of winning great PRIZES!! Wait no more. The time is almost here. Adult Summer Reading runs June 3–July 26.
SIGN UP BEGINS MAY 20!!
Library Closed: Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day
Join in the Fun! Mahjongg Monday evenings @ 5:30-8:00 pm Friday afternoons @ 1:00-4:00 pm
Mahjongg (American style), the Chinese game played with tiles, is sometimes compared to dominoes or the card game rummy. The 4 Winds Mahjongg League meets twice a week at the library. Come as often and as much as you like. Please note: The tables are reserved for experienced players. If you want to join in the game, give us a call at the library!
Come to Writer’s Group! Tuesday evenings @ 6:30-8:00 pm
Have you thought about writing your family stories or finally getting started on that novel? Give the Basehor Writer’s Group a try! For more information, email the group’s facilitator at [email protected] or call the library.
Dementia Caregiver Support Group Thursday, May 2 @ 6:30-8:00 pm Join us in this safe, supportive environment for caregivers. Dr. Martiza Buenaver, Geriatric Psychiatrist specializing in dementia education will guide us as we share our experiences.
Community Outreach
from the LVCO Council on Aging Thursday, May 16 • Drop by 9:00-10:00 am
The Leavenworth County Council on Aging is here to answer your questions regarding services available to any person 60 or older regardless of income. For more information, contact the Council on Aging (913) 684-0777.
Coffee Klatch Monday, May 13 @ 9:30-10:30 am Come enjoy a cup of coffee (or tea!) and something sweet to nibble while we share the books we have been reading.
Laura, Adult Services Librarian, will book talk some of the new books available here at the library. Find out what other people are reading and recommending and maybe discover a title or two you missed. Join us for a morning of coffee, good books and conversation.
Thursday Evening Book Club Thursday, May 23 @ 6:30 pm
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
She was only two feet, eight inches tall, but more than a century later, her legend reaches out to us. As a child, Mercy Lavinia “Vinnie” Warren Bump was encouraged to live a life hidden away from the public. Instead, she reached out to P. T. Barnum, married the tiny superstar General Tom Thumb in the wedding of the century, and became the world’s most unexpected celebrity. But her fame also endangered the person she prized most: her similarly sized sister, Minnie, a gentle soul unable to escape the glare of Vinnie’s spotlight. A barnstorming novel of the Gilded Age, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb is an irresistible epic. Copies of the book are available at the library.
Book TALK (Talk About Literature in Kansas)
A Humanities Kansas program Friday, May 24 @ 10:00 am
Our final book in our series “On the Lighter Side” is Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton.
She has as much business keeping a stray dog as she would walking across Egypt, which not so
incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn. She’s Mattie Rigsbee, an independent senior citizen who, at seventy-eight, might be slowing down just a bit. When teenage delinquent Wesley Benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a companion than the stray dog. But, of course, the dog never tasted her mouth-watering pound cake. Wise and witty, down-home and real, Walking Across Egypt is a book for everyone. Our discussion leader will be Sister Rosie Kolich. Copies of the book are available at the library. Yoga (is for Every Body!)
Monday mornings @ 9:30-10:30 am Wednesday mornings @ 9:30-10:30 am *No Yoga on Wed., May 8 & Mon., May 28
Yoga is an on-going class. Deep stretch. Lengthen and strengthen your muscles and develop flexibility. Must be able to get onto the floor. Please bring a yoga set (block, strap & mat). Each class is $10.00. Please pay the instructor.
Zumba Gold Friday mornings @ 9:00-10:00 am
Zumba Gold is an on-going class. This is the Zumba class for the older adult or anyone new to Zumba. All the fun of Zumba at a slower pace. 10 class punch card ($55) or $6.00 per class.
Adults
Dementia Workshop
Support and Hope for Caregivers Saturday, May 18 @ 9:00 am—1:00 pm
Are you caring for a loved one with dementia? Please join us for this FREE educational & interactive workshop where the focus is on healthy living for the caregiver. There will be 4 different simultaneous sessions for you to participate, including Advance Care Planning. Preregistration is required: email [email protected] or by phone (785) 350-3111, ext. 52420.
Final Friday Computer Class Friday, May 31 @ 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Fear not the computer! This class is aimed at all skill levels and will be presented at a relaxed pace. Registration requested.
Flexible Book Club
Thursday, May 2 @ 4:30-5:45 pm
Read whatever you like and come ready to eat snacks and hear about books others have been reading.
Video Game Night
Tuesday, May 7 @ 4:00-5:45 pm
Face off against other teens! Play games on our Xbox and Wii consoles or bring your own console to connect.
Teen Writer Wednesday
Wednesdays @ 4:00-5:45 pm May 1 • 8 • 15 • 22 • 29 Do you enjoy writing? Then join our group. We’ll play games, tell stories, and there will be quiet time to write whatever you’d like. If you need or want input from other teens about a story, you can do that here too, but don’t worry, sharing is not required.
Teen Board Game Night
Thursday, May 9 @ 4:00-5:45 pm
Enjoy the ultimate retro-gaming! What do you enjoy? Uno? Sorry? Clue? Choose from our selection or bring your own!
TAG Meeting
Tuesday, May 14 @ 4:30-5:45 pm Teen Advisory Group meets once a month to plan and shape the teen program at the library.
20’s & 30’s
Teens Anime Club
Tuesday, May 21 @ 4:00-5:45 pm Like anime? Watch and discuss anime with other fans!
This month we’re watching Nichijou.
Craft Night : Gocks & Pocks!
Thursday, May 23 @ 4:15-5:45 pm
Sock puppets...with a twist! We’re making Gocks and Pocks – gothic and punk sock puppets. Take yours home right away or stick around after you finish to perform a little skit.
It’s the most ridiculously strange and fun craft you’ll ever do.
Books n’ Beverages Book Club Thursday, May 9 @ 7:00 pm
We’re Meeting at the Library!
Take a wonderfully crazed excursion into the demented heart of a tropical paradise—a world of cargo cults, cannibals, mad scientists, ninjas, and talking fruit bats. Our bumbling hero is Tucker Case, a hopeless geek trapped in a cool guy's body, who makes a living as a pilot for the Mary Jean Cosmetics Corporation. But when he demolishes his boss's pink plane during a drunken airborne liaison, Tuck must run for his life from Mary Jean's goons. Now there's only one employment opportunity left for him: piloting shady secret missions for an unscrupulous medical missionary and a sexy blond high priestess on the remotest of Micronesian hells.
Join us for our Books n’ Beverages book discussion of "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" by Christopher Moore. We're having a potluck and a Q&A session with the author after the book discussion, so bring a dish you'd like to share.
The book is available at the front desk at the library. Contact Amy @ the Library if you have any questions.
TEEN SUMMER READING!!!
Registration for Summer Reading starts May 20
Start logging in minutes on May 27th!
How does it work?
Read anything you like - books, comics, magazines, fanfiction - and keep track of those minutes!
For every 20 minutes you read, you’ll be awarded one library dollar. At the end of the program, we’ll auction off some great prizes!
1400 158th St., Basehor, KS 66007 basehorlibrary.org (913) 724-2828
Camp Construct: LEGO Robotics, littleBits & just plain LEGOs
Monday, May 6 @ 6:00-8:00 pm 2nd-5th Grade
Create fun and inventive projects using color-coded modules, motors, sensors and computer programming! Every camper gets to experience LEGO Robotics, littleBits and “just plain LEGOs”. Space is limited and registration is required. Registration begins Monday, April 29.
STORYtots (Babies - 2 yrs.) Tuesday mornings @ 10:00 am STORYpals (2 & 3 yrs.) Wednesday mornings @ 10:00 am Wednesday mornings @ 11:00 am STORYfriends (3 - 5 yrs.) Thursday mornings @ 10:00 am Thursday mornings @ 11:00 am
Summer is just around the corner, but before we take our usual spring break we want to give a shout out to Moms. We’ll be celebrating Moms (and some new cool books) the first two weeks of May. Then, we’ll have Story-time Break from May 14 to May 30. Stay tuned for great Summer activities!
Storytime with Mr. Patrick
Babies - 5th Grade
AARP Safe Driving Class Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9 @ 9:00-1:00 pm
$15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members The AARP Smart Driver Course is the nation’s first and largest refresher course designed specifically for older drivers. In this course you will learn: defensive driver techniques, safety strategies, new traffic laws and rules of the road. There are no tests to pass. Just sign up and learn. Upon completion you could receive a multi-year discount on your car insurance. Please bring a valid Kansas Driver’s License and your AARP membership card, if applicable. Registration and pre-payment are required.
Clothing Drive for Sheffield Place, KC May 16-18 @ the Basehor Library
Thanks to Jacob Lutgen for partnering with the library to collect children’s clothes for Sheffield Place in KC, which has helped more than 1200 families make the journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Bring your gently used kids clothing to the library. For more information, see our website or contact Jacob at (913) 369-5696.
Special Interest Container Gardening Saturday, June 1 @ 10:00 am
It is almost time for our annual tradition of Container Gardening. Come to the library and assemble a beautiful little garden to take home and enjoy all summer long. Our class will be led by Jackie Lee, Leavenworth County Master Gardener. Please bring your own pot (12” or smaller) and the library will provide the soil and plants. Sign-up begins May 6. Registration is required. Class fee is $6.00.
The Fallacies of Astronomy Thursday, June 6 @ 6:30pm
When it comes to Astronomy, what is real, and what isn’t? Jackie Beucher of the KC Astronomical Society will be here to teach us about sights we have seen, like a super moon at sunset, or terms we have heard, like “once in a blue moon.” She will debunk some myths and explain all things astronomical.
KC Beer Tour Sunday, June 9 @ 11:15 am—5:00 pm
We’ll visit two craft breweries and one distillery in Kansas City. Our tour will be led by a knowledgeable guide to ensure the best possible experience. Cost: $35 per person. Pre-payment is required at time of registration. Registration deadline is Wednesday, June 5. See more details in our June newsletter! MUST BE 21 to participate.
Homeschool Parents & Kids:
The Library wants YOU! Tuesday, May 14 @ 1:30-2:30pm
While the children enjoy LEGO Club, parents and the library staff will talk about what we can do for homeschoolers.
Socialization is important for children. Since they do not have the constant connection of being around other kids in school every day, we hope to provide that experience here at the library. Bring your ideas, thoughts and kids on May 14!
LEGO Club Wednesday, May 29 @ 4:00-5:30 pm
K-5th Grade We provide the LEGOs… children provide the imagination… everyone has FUN! No registration is required.
CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING!!!
Birth to 6th Grade June 3-July 28th
Summer Reading Signup begins May 20!! Summer Reading signup begins on Monday, May 20th for children birth to 6th Grade. To participate, all children need to do is READ every day or have someone read to them… it’s that easy. On Monday, June 3rd you can begin to record the days read for the previous week to earn a prize!
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