Tag: Iola Public Library

The Iola Public Library will bring in the Thanksgiving holiday with games aplenty next week. The library is hosting Game Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, with patrons of all ages invited to…

The Iola Public Library is considering keeping its meeting room open Saturdays for gamers. Director Sharon Moreland is eager to hear from others in the community to determine if there’s interest. The library can be…

Plains folk and prairie landscapes are the subject of “40 Years in the Flint Hills, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Iola Public Library. Photographer Mark Feiden, a sixth-generation Kansan,…

Some spooky fun is in store for youngsters starting Saturday with a number of activities for area youngsters. The Iola Public Library will host a Haunted Library Tour from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Children…

A program geared toward teaching parents about the development stages of their 1- to 3-year-olds begins Nov. 1 at the Iola Public Library. The weekly programs will allow parents to visit one-on-one with experts on…

Iola Public Library’s annual used book sale, a fundraiser organized by the Friends of the Library, starts Thursday and runs through Saturday.  In addition to donated books of all kinds, bargain hunters can also expect…

Who doesn’t love a ghost story? Iola Reads and the Iola Public Library will offer spooky stories through the end of this month, with a storyteller, a youth book selection and even a haunted library. …

Jennifer Rader, director of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Southeast Kansas Nature Center, presented a lesson about bats to an audience Friday at the Iola Public Library. Rader detailed the different species…

“To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” – Stephen Hawking, Astrophysicist Two dozen wide-eyed stargazers, from toddlers to retirees, were treated to a lesson in the heavens Thursday.…

“Sky Watch,” presented by local astronomer Mike Myer, Humboldt, highlights next week’s programs at the library, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. With the moon nearly full, Jupiter and Saturn are now in great position to…