STAFFORD — Have any of you eaten at a Fred Harvey House? In our collection, we have “The Harvey Girls: Women who opened the West.” I read this book several years ago and really enjoyed learning about the impact of Fred Harvery. He started his business in Kansas. Florence, Leavenworth, Topeka. Emporia, Dodge City, and Newton are some of the Kansas towns along the AT&SF that were impacted by Fred Harvey.
I was searching the Kansas Library card for a new read and found “Appetite for America,” by Stephen Fried. It is a great book on the Fred Harvey family and empire. If you like eating out, Kansas History, American history and learning about the growth of railroads in America, this is a great book for you. It is factual but yet entertaining and a real look at America from horse & buggy to air travel. I’m planning on buying it for our collection ASAP.
This will be the book I report on for the next Recently Read on Jan. 27 and hopefully I will have a copy for them to check out.
The tape measure is out almost everyday as we measure and visualize how to make Nora’s Place even more attractive and “user friendly.” Some behind-the-scene little changes are already being made, including a diaper changing station for our newest little patrons. All this would not be possible without Mike’s muscle and great attitude and Sandy’s vision of space and how to best use it. The “really big” move will start with the packing up of the rotation books in the third week of this month. Then those shelves will be moved to a wall with better light, which means the shelf that is there has to be moved, which means my desk has to be moved which means ...
Wish us luck and give us Grace while we are changing things up!
Coming up
• Monday mornings 10-11 a.m. Preschool Story Hour
• D&D every Wednesday 4-6 p.m.
• Winter Reads to Contentment Leads - Book Challenge has started.
• Every Wednesday except 2nd Wednesday - ESOL with Rachel Sandoval, 6 p.m.
• Book Rotation will be Jan. 21 and we will have 350 new books.
• Jan. 27, Recently Read 5:30 p.m. – come enhance our conversation
• Next Board Meeting: Jan. 14.
Library hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday; 2-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Gerry Hildebrand is the head librarian for the Nora Larabee Memorial Library, 108 N. Union St. in Stafford. Phone 620-234-5762, email larabeelibrary@gmail.com or visit Facebook at Nora Larabee Memorial Library.
