2011 Parade of Christmas Trees

It's time again for the Annual Parade of Christmas Trees at the Stockton Public Library. This is the 27th year for the display so let's make this one the biggest yet. We are asking for your help again this year to make the display a success by having your organization, business, classroom or you as an individual put up and decorate a tree.
Trees may be up any time between October 24, 2011 and November 18th, 2011 at 5:00 pm during regular Library hours.
Remember to bring your own tree skirts and extension cords and mark them.
The Library will be open from 1:00 to 4:00 on Friday, November 25th in conjunction with the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce Olde Time Christmas that day. Trees will remain on display throughout the month of December during regular Library hours.
There will be People's Choice Awards 1st and 2nd for a Youth and Adult Division sponsored by the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce. Viewers will be able to vote for their favorite tree.
Prizes will be awarded in January 2012.
Please register your tree at the Library, 785-425-6372.
Please remember to take down your tree sometime between Dec. 27th and Jan 2, 2012, during regular Library hours.

Thank you in advance for your participation and support!

______________________________________________________________
Return this form to the Library

Who will be putting up the tree? _____________________
What size is the Tree? _____________________________
Will you use lights? ____________
Theme of Tree? ________________________
Color of Tree and lights if used? __________________________________
Contact Person _________________________________
Phone __________________ Division: Youth or Adult ? (circle one)

Go GREEN

The Stockton Public Library is having a Go GREEN project

We have donated white mesh feed bags that we are sewing up into bags to hold various items, books, towels, groceries, etc. We have several sizes available the small bags are selling for $2.00, medium bags are selling for $3.00, and our large bags are selling for $5.00. The donations are going towards programs at the library.

The library also has information on "Altered Books" projects that can be made out of recycled books, (book sale books) that range from book safes, purses, shelves to baby shower and bridal shower gifts.

If interested in more information on either project we can be reached at Stockton Public Library, 124 N Cedar, Stockton KS 67669 or phone number is 785 425-6372.

Make A Splash @ Stockton Public Library, READ!

Wednesday, June 2nd - Birth to KDG -"Water Wars" w/Stockton Fire Department
Thursday, June 3rd - KDG - 5th Grade - "Water Wars" w/Stockton Fire Department

Wednesday, June 9th - Birth to KDG - "Water Science" w/Shannon Cain-KS Dept of Water Resources
Thursday, June 10th - KDG - 5th Grade - "Water Science" w/Shannon Cain-KS Dept of Water Resources

Wednesday, June 16th - Birth to KDG - "Water for Good Health" w/Liz Hainke-Health Dept
Thursday, June 17th - KDG - 5th Grade - "Water for Good Health" w/Liz Hainke-Health Dept

Wednesday, June 23rd-Birth to KDG - "PIRATES" crafts w/Captain Chris, Scalliwags and crew
Thursday, June 24th-KDG - 5th Grade-"PIRATES" crafts w/Captain Chris, Scalliwags & crew

Wednesday, June 30th-Birth to KDG-"Think Your Drink" w/Anna Muir-Ro. Co. Ext Office
Thursday, July 1st - KDG - 5th Grade-"Think Your Drink" w/Anna Muir-Ro.Co. Ext Office

Wednesday, July 7th - Birth to KDG -"Enviroscape" w/Rachel Boyle-Ro.Co. Ext Office
Thursday, July 8th - KDG - 5th Grade-"Enviroscape" w/Rachel Boyle-Ro.Co. Ext Office

Wednesday July 14th, Summer Reading Program POOL PARTY @ Stockton Swimming Pool!!!! Come and Make A Splash with us from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Joins us for Belly Busters(Hamburgers), Log Rolls(Hot Dogs), and all the fixins, sponsored by Kansas Livestock Association, Stockton Lions Club, and Stockton Rotary.

BOOK SALE!

The Stockton Public Library is currently having a book sale,
we have all sorts of books, some new, some very old, come in and see for yourselves.

We have also listed some old series of books on Alibris.com to try to sell some of our older books this way. If interested please come in or call.

Stockton Public Library
124 N. Cedar
Stockton, KS 67669
1-785-425-6372

Hours:
Mon., Tues., Thurs. 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Wed., & Fri. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sat. 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

2009 Parade of Christmas Trees

2009 Parade of Christmas Trees

It's time again for the Annual Parade of Christmas Trees at the Stockton Public Library. This is the 25th year for the display so let's make this one the biggest and best yet. We are asking for your help again this year to make the display a success by having your organization, business, classroom or you as an individual put up and decorate a tree.

Trees may be up any time between October 19th and November 20th at 5:00 p.m. during regular Library hours. Remember to bring your own tree skirts and extension cords and mark them.

There will be an opening from 1:00 to 4:00 on Friday, November 27th in conjunction with the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce Olde Time Christmas that day. Trees will remain on display throughout the month of December during regular Library hours.

There will be People's Choice Awards 1st and 2nd for a Youth and Adult Division sponsored by the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce. Viewers will be able to vote for their favorite tree. Prizes will be awarded December 18th.

Please register your tree at the Library or call Chris Sander @ 425-6372 or 425-6059.

Please remember to take down your tree sometime between Jan. 3rd and Jan. 10th, during regular library hours.

Thank you in advance for your participation and support!

CAN YOU CATCH THE READING BUG?

Stockton Public Library hosts "Can You Catch The Reading Bug?" Summer 2008 Reading Program.

The Program calendar of events is as follows:

June 2008

Wednesday June 4th - Preschool - Bug Kits - Library Staff
Thursday June 5th - Kdg - 5th - Bug Kits - Library Staff

Wednesday June 11th - Preschool - Lorraine Baughman - Health Dept - "Germs"
Thursday June 12th - Kdg - 5th - Lorraine Baughman - Health Dept - "Germs"

Wednesday June 18th - Preschool - Betty Bedore - "Butterfly Gardens"
Thursday June 19th - Kdg - 5th - Betty Bedore - "Butterfly Gardens"

Wednesday June 25th - Preschool - World Pest -
Thursday June 26th - Kdg - 5th - World Pest -

July 2008

Wednesday July 2nd - Preschool - Ro. Co. Ext. Office - "Etomology" and "Beekeeping"
Thursday July 3rd - Kdg - 5th - Ro. Co. Ext. Office - "Etomology" and "Beekeeping"

Wednesday July 9th - Preschool - Zach Kesler, Jake Brooke w/Wildlife & Parks
Thursday July 10th - Kdg - 5th - Zach Kesler, Jake Brooke w/ Wildlife & Parks

Wednesday July 16th , will be the Summer Reading Program Grand Finale/Party!!

Stockton Public Library Hosts Native Threads

When you think about Native American art, what comes to mind? Perhaps beading, pottery, or basket weaving? What about quilt making?

Quilt making, relatively unrecognized as Native art, flourishes across the state of Kansas, Now, with the 05/15/08 opening of the exhibition Native Threads at Stockton Public Library, visitors will experience this nearly invisible cultural and artistic legacy.

Originally, quilt making was an art form learned by Native American women during the nineteenth century from white settlers and missionaries. Native American quilt makers creatively incorporated their own designs into their quilts and used colors that have symbolic meaning to their tribes. Gradually, quilt making became a traditional art form, and Native American Kansans continue the practice today. Native Threads features twelve full-size quilts and additional small works by some of Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University.

According to Murphy, these quilts are traditionally not sold, but instead serve a variety of purposes and functions within the community. Some are used functionally as alter cloths, room dividers, bed covers, sweat lodge coverings and burial shrouds.

Others are offered as symbols of respect. They are featured at raffles, given as gifts at ceremonies, births, graduations, basketball games, and funerals as tokens of honor. Native people believe that giving such honorable gifts away is a sign of being thankful. Sharing in such a generous manner reflects well upon the family.

Learn more about Native American quilting and tradition by visiting the exhibition through June 20, 2008.

Stockton Public Library Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday & Friday - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Native Threads is organized by the Kansas Arts Commission and toured by Exhibits USA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, Mid-America is a private, nonprofit regional arts organization based in Kansas City, Missouri.

A few other local organizations that assisted the Stockton Public Library are: The Pat Berkley Taylor Fund, The Stockton Arts Council, The Crossroads Quilters Guild of Stockton.

Super Sleuth Summer Reading Program 2007

Super Sleuth Summer Reading Program at Stockton Public Library 2007

For our detective theme for our few weeks of activities we had all types of volunteers help us out. We really want to send out a great big THANKS! to all who participated and helped.

We started our Summer Reading Program on Wednesday, June 6th and Thursday June 7th with the library staff assisting all the children in making detective case books, secret code deciphering books, name badges, and dective hats. This was a very busy week for all in attendance.

June 13th & 14th we had special guest storytellers, Kelly Buss and Karen Reed give a program on I Spy. Everyone did mystery guessing games, and made I spy bottles. We read a short story to the younger group on Wednesday and on Thursday the older children did a math mystery with a little help from their peers.

June 20th & June 21st we had Officer Don Jenkins Jr., and Officer Tammy Post fingerprint everyone in attendance in the I-denta Kid program and explain how everyone has their own special finger prints and DNA. Everyone also got to make some fingerprint artwork to take home with them.

On June 27th and 28th we are having Anna Muir, with the Rooks County Extention Office here as the Mad Scientist and she always has a very interesting and exciting program for us.

Over the July 4th Holiday we are not having Summer Reading Programs.

July 11th and 12th Chris Davis a dog handler will bring the Sniff Detecting Dog out to the library to show all the children how the dog works and detects for the police departments.

July 18th and 19th Jon Voss will be here at the Library to show the children how to make their own invisible ink. Each child will get to take home some receipes that they can use to make more at home later.

For our grand finale the Stockton Public Library, Stockton Lions Club, and the Stockton Rotary Club is sponsoring a Movie at the Nova Theatre, where all the children that participated in the Summer Reading Program will be able to attend the movie "Agent Cody Banks" and receive a small popcorn/pop combo at the theatre.

Again the Library wishes to extend a great big THANKS to all who contributed to the GREAT SUPER SLEUTH SUMMER READING PROGRAM of 2007 at the STOCKTON PUBLIC LIBRARY!

Free one-on-one tutoring available on-line

Homework Kansas (www.homeworkkansas.org) offers free online tutoring for grades 3 to college sophomore from 4 pm to 11 pm. You can log-in from any computer connected to the Internet, the Library, home, or school.

How to use HomeworkKansas.

Time
Everyday from 4 pm to 11 pm

Subjects for grades 3 to college sophomore

Math: elementary math, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry, calculus

Science: elementary science, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics

Social studies: American history, world history, political science

English: elementary English, essay writing, book reports, grammar

Spanish-speaking tutors for math and science are available Sunday through Thursday from 4 pm to 9 pm.

Requirements

Kansas Library Card is needed to login. Temporary cards are available online.
Stockton Public Library or any Kansas public, school or college libraries can issue more permanent Kansas Library Cards.

Computer hardware: PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; Intel Pentium/Celeron family or compatible processor recommended; 128 megabytes minimum of RAM, 256 megabytes recommended; Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Operating Systems: Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000

Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6 (download)

Browser plugins: Flash Player version 8 (download)

Internet connection: with minimum speed of 56K

For more information contact Chris Sander at the Stockton Public Library, 1-785-425-6372.

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES OFFERED AT SPL

The Stockton Public Library is once again offering free computer classes through the help of CKLS's computer lab and Chris Rippel. We still have a few openings on most of the class offerings, if interested, please contact the library.

The schedule for this session is as follows:

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM "Taking digital pictures and scanning photographs"

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM "Basic Word" Typing documents.

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM "eBay Selling" How to sell on eBay.

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM "Basic Internet" Defining and surfing the Web.


Thursday, October 26th, 2006

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM "Web searching" Searching the Web

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM "Print Shop" Making cards, fliers, banners, etc.

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM "Basic Computers" Mouse, keyboard, Windows

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM "Spreadsheets" Manipulating numbers in columns (e.g., budgeting)


This is the schedule of the classes that went this go around at Stockton Public Library on October 25th and October 26th. If you are interested please contact the library to get your name on the list.

Happy Fall Y'All (New Books for Fall)

New Books for Fall in the Stockton Public Library

The following list is just a few, there have been many, many more. The library is also having a book sale in the front of the Library. Stop in and take a peek.

"Santa Fe Woman" by Gilbert Morris
"Flags of our Fathers" by James Bradley
"Heartland" by T. Davis Bunn
"Paint It Black" by Janet Fitch
"The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen
"The First Cut" by Dianne Emley
A series of books by James D. Doss
"Heartbreaker" by Diana Palmer
"Fool Me Once" by Fern Michaels
"Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen
"Counterplay" by Robert K. Tanenbaum
"The Outcast of Spirit Ridge" by James C. Work
"Bones to Pick" by Carolyn Haines
"Bitter Wind" by Wayne D. Overholser
"Murphy's Law" by Rhys Bowen
"The Price of Silence" by Kate Wilhelm
"The Last Whisper" by Carlene Thompson
"Last Kiss Goodbye" by Rita Herron
"Morrigan's Cross" by Nora Roberts
"Ladies Man" by Suzanne Brockmann
"The Pact" by Jodi Picoult

2006 Parade of Christmas Trees

It's time again for the Annual Parade of Christmas Trees at the Stockton Public Library. This is the 22nd year for the display, we are hoping it will be the biggest yet. We are asking for help from you again this year by having your organization, business, classroom or you as an individual put up and decorate a tree.

Trees may be up any time between October 16th and November 20th at 7:00 p.m. during Library hours.

There will be a public opening from 1:00 to 5:00 on Friday, November 24th in conjunction with the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce Olde Time Christmas celebration that day.

Trees will remain on display throughout the month of December during regular Library hours.

There will be a People's Choice awards again this year, so remember to place your votefor one Youth and one Adult division tree that is sponsored by the Stockton Area Chamber of Commerce. Prizes for 1st and 2nd in each division will be awarded December 17th.

Please register your tree at the Library or call Chris Sander @ 425-6372.

Please remember to take down your tree sometime between Jan 3rd and Jan 10th. Thank you!