Library Hours 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri.
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sat.
Closed Sunday
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Monday, June 4th at 10:00 am
The summer will kick off with Storyteller Rosie Cutrer at St. Bernard’s Parish Hall. She is guaranteed to get us in the mood for campfires, stargazing, sleepovers, and dreams.
Rosie Cutrer, a storyteller from Topeka, Kansas, has been telling stories professionally for the past fifteen years, presenting at festivals, schools, libraries and museums. In the past few years she has been invited to perform at: the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival, the Kansas Storytelling Festival,The Land Run Festival in Choctaw, Oklahoma, the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Nebraska and was a featured teller at the Kearney Area Storytelling Festival in 2011. In October of 2010 she made a storytelling tour of Ireland telling in schools and libraries in County Wexford and in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Children’s Summer Reading Program. Registration begins May 21st; the program runs through July 27th.
Click here for more info on the Children’s Summer Reading.
 Monday, June 18th @ 6pm
In a colorful and inexpensive workshop, led by local artisan Chris Olson, you will learn the technique of using alcohol inks. You will create four unique coasters out of ink, tiles, and felt. Refreshments will be provided.
Cost is $5 per set of four.
Reserve your spot by calling 456-9181 or stopping by the Front Desk. Space is limited. For ages 16+
 Wednesday, June 20th @ Noon
The Afternoon Book Club will meet to discuss Possession by A.S. Byatt. Refreshments will be provided.
Book Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at noon. New members are always welcome to attend!
Books are available to pick up at the front desk.
Notice: There will be no Afternoon Book Club in July or August. We will start back up in September.
 Saturday, June 23rd 11-12pm
Read to a therapy dog at your library! One Saturday a month, some friendly dogs come to the Wamego Public Library to listen to their human buddies read to them. You may register for 15 minute time slots at the children’s desk, or call 456-9181.
R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers, as reading companions for children. Your child will have a reading companion that will listen attentively in a relaxed, safe, and comfortable environment.
 The 2011 Annual Report for WPL is here.
Check out what WPL has meant for the community of Wamego over the past year.
 Donate any new or used DVDs during the Spring and receive $1 per DVD donated as a credit on your library account. Credit can be used to pay off library fines or to purchase items from our Book Sale.
DVDs must have their cases. Limit of 10 DVDs per account.
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