American Girl Doll Collection

MICHELLE JOHNSON shows her American Girl Doll Collection in the Youth Services Department of the Kewanee Public Library. Michelle is a member of the Junior High Advisory Board. The "JHAB" holds monthly meetings to help Youth Services Staff add popular books, movies, and CD's to the KPLD collection. JHAB members also help plan programming as well as serve as volunteers in the Youth Services Department. Any student entering 6th-8th Grade this fall may join the JHAB. Please contact Heather for details.

Any student with a special collection he or she would like to share in our display case is encouraged to contact the Youth Services Department @ 852-4505.

Curious George

CURIOUS GEORGE "the curious little monkey", from the famous children's series by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey, came to visit KPLD on Thursday July 26, 2007. Kerri Foley of WQPT-TV presented a Meet and Greet program which had over 100 attendees. Youth got a chance to be photographed with their pal Curious George. We would like to thank the Amy Helpenstell Foundation for being a sponsor of this event. Check out the Curious George bulletin board in the Youth Services Department and let us know what you are curious about!

http://www.wqpt.org/kids/index.html

Stay cool and watch a movie

Friday, July 6th at 10 AM (at the Kewanee Public Library)
Watch The Apartment at the library on our big screen.This 1961 Academy Award winning film stars Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray. The Apartment is a comedy and tells the story of a man who tries an unusual method to climb the corporate ladder and runs into unexpected complications. The showing is free to the public and includes free popcorn courtesy of Kewanee’s own Wanee Theatre.

Saturday, July 7th at 11 AM (at the Wanee Theatre)
See the award-winning movie version of The Grapes of Wrath at the Wanee Theatre. See how Hollywood tells the story of the Joad family’s struggles during the Great Depression, and compare it with John Steinbeck’s book. This showing marks the conclusion of the 2007 Kewanee Reads.