‎”if you had the chance, just one chance, to go back and fix what you did wrong in life, would you take it?” From the back cover of the book club selection this month; for one more day by Mitch Albom. If you have read it or want to read give the Library a call […]
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Conserve water! Just by turning off the water when you brush your teeth and save around 4 gallons of per year per person.
The Oswego Public Library will try post a money saving (penny pinching) idea each week. So here is #1: The recycling of one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours; recycling one glass bottle powers a lightbulb for four hours.
Pictured are bike winnersTalon Bentley  and Sonya Sommers with Nathan Sharp of the Oswego Sonic. Nathan presented the bikes donated by Sonic to the Summer Reading grand prize winners. Tickets were drawn for the grand prizes.
Showing at the Oswego Public Library Monday, August 2 @ 6:30pm  Free to the public  For more information call the Library at 795-4921
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The Oswego Public Library & OPL Book Club Is hosting a One Community One Book Read With Us Event. Read the novel during the month of July and then join the O.P.L. Book Club on Monday, July 26 at 6:30 pm for a general discussion of the novel. The Library will host a showing of
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Nationally known Jim Two Crows will be performing his fun-filled Native American animal stories at the Oswego Public Library on Thursday, June 24 @ 1 p.m. Listen as he tells the story of how the bear lost his long tail, how bull frog wins a contest, or how a coyote carries water home to his
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Ben Coppock, owner of ., demonstrates how to remove a fairing (a structure added to reduce drag) from a motorcycle in his company’s showroom. The second picture illustrates the view from the motorcycle rider’s vantage point. Â The custom fairings protect the rider from all types of weather. Â Notice the stereo system and speakers. Â Wide Open
Oswego resident, Pete Reynolds, snapped a photo of numerous airborne eagles taking up residence near the Horse Lake area east of Oswego. The photo and an accompanying story appear in the Spring 2010 edition of Southeast Kansas Magazine. This magazine is available for checkout at the Library.
Young Library patrons checking out the other fun things available at the Library. Pictured are Alex and Abigail Schmidt, son and daughter of Andrew and Crystal Schmidt. Also pictured are Levi and Linsey Dickerson, son and daughter of Ryan and Andrea Dickerson.
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Teens interested in helping make book buying decisions and planning teen activites at the the library are invited to the Teen Advisory Group. The first meeting will be March 23, 2010 at 4pm. All middle and high school students are invited to join this event. If you are unbale to attend, but are interested, please
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana – Haven Kimmel From Library Journal In this first book, Kimmel has written a love letter to her hometown of Mooreland, IN, a town with an unchanging population of 300 in America’s heartland. Nicknamed “Zippy” for her energetic interpretation of a circus monkey, she could
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A private collection of Star Wars action figures, creatures, vehicles, etc. are on display at the Library. These collectibles are circa 1977-1983. Drop by and see the collection while it is on display. May the Force be with you.
  1. Don’t think you have room for a Garden? 2. Think your soil is not Seed worthy? 3. Outdoor gardening unrealistic Because of physical limitations? 4. Just love to garden?  Square Foot Gardening Is For You!!!  The Oswego Public Library With Angela & Carl Solomon Are Presenting on Saturday, May 30 At 2
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2009 Kansas Reads begins January 29 thru March 15, 2009. This a statewide reading project sponsored by the Kansas Center for the Book. The book selected, The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard, was chosen for its broad-based appeal that could encourage and sustain discussion.  The Virign of Small Plains is also the Oswego Public Library Book Club selection
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The Library underwent a massive make-over and remodeling project this year financed in part by a grant from the Southeast Kansas Library System. Almost every area of the building has been changed or reworked in some way. In the computer area, a new four-computer desk has been installed. The Young Adult area was completely moved
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