Hello. Happy March from the Great Bend Public Library. We have a plethora of activities planned this month for all ages. Starting today Friday, Mar. 3, we have an Adults Night Out Movie at 7:00p.m. On Monday, Mar. 6, there is Crochet Classes at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.. There will be a Children’s Makerspace from 3-5 p.m. and they will be making Marble Mazes. On Tuesday, Mar. 7, Books, Babies, and Bounce starts at 10a.m. for 0-18months. Toddler Story Hours will start at 11a.m. for ages 18 months - 3 years. At 3 p.m. there will be a Tech Tuesday Class on Computer Basics. On Wednesday, Mar. 8, there will be a Teen movie starting at 3:45. On Friday, Mar. 10, there will be a Preschool Story hour at 10 a.m. for 3-5 year olds. There will also be a Children’s’ Movie showing at 3:30 p.m.. We had a blast at ladies night and those who showed up got a free goody to take with them. We are pleased to see spring poking its head around the corner and want to invite our wonderful community members out to the Central Kansas Spring Expo at the Fair Grounds on Saturday, Mar. 10, from 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Mar. 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. We will be in the first expo building and will have more items for people to take home.

Newly Added Fiction Items
“High Druid of Shannara: Straken,” by Terry Brooks
“Out of the Silent Planet,” by C.S. Lewis
“Tanequil,” by Terry Brooks
“Conjuring of Light,” by V.E. Schwab
“The Association of Small Bombs,” Karan Mahajan
“Babylon’s Ashes,” by James S.A. Corey
“Bay of Sighs,” By Nora Roberts
“The Bear and the Nightingale,” Katherine, Arden
“Behind the Throne,” by K.B. Wagers
“The Bookshop on the Corner,” by Jenny Colgan
“Child of a Hidden Sea,” by A.M. Dellamonica
“Cibola Burn,” by James S.A. Corey
“Compulsion,” by Martina Boone
“Counted with the Stars,” by Connilyn Cossette
“A Curious Beginning,” by Deanne Raybourn

Newly Added Paperbacks
“206 Bones,” by Kathy Reichs
“Savage Hunger,” by Terry Spear
The King’s Deception,” by Steve Berry
“The Sword of the Templars,” by Paul Christopher
“The Venetian Betrayal,” by Steve Berry
“Hell Breaks Loose,” by Sophie Jordan
“One Texas Night,” By Jodi Thomas
“Roadwork,” by Stephen King
“Brave New World,” by Aldous Huxley

Newly Added Nonfiction
“Above the Line,” by Shirley MacLaine
“All the Kremlin’s Men,” by Mikhail Zygar
“American Heiress,” by Jeffrey Toobin
“American Ulysses,” by Ronald C. White
“Atlas Obscura,” Joshua Foer
“Courage to Soar,” by Simone Biles
“The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timb,” by Joshua Hammer
“Black Lotus: A Woman’s Search,” by Lai Sil
“The Book of Joy,” by the Dalai Lama
“Books for Living,” by Will Schwalbe
“Born to Run,” by Bruce Springsteen
“Boy with a Knife,” by Jean Trounstine
“Broken Flowers,” by Robert M. Drake
“The Case Against Sugar,” by Gary Taubes
“The Complete Persepolis,” by Marjane Satrapi

Elizabeth Dukelow is the circulation assistant and Sunday supervisor at the Great Bend Public Library. She can be reached by email at edukelow@ckls.org.