2006 Hispanic Festival

The Fourth Annual Hispanic Festival is this Sunday, September 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. The festival will be celebrated behind Central Resource Library in Strang Park. The festival will include ethnic food, dancing, music and crafts. For more information on the festival look here.

Here are some pictures taken by photographer Susan G. McSpadden from last year’s Hispanic festival.

Kate DiCamillo Visits the Library

Noted writer Kate DiCamillo visited the Central Resource Library this past Saturday. Kate’s books include The Tale of Desperaux, winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal, and Because of Winn Dixie, a 2001 Newbery honor book. On Saturday afternoon Kate gave a presentation to a packed room of kids and their parents. Following the presentation, Kate took the time to sign books for everyone.

If you missed the event or just want to share it with a friend, you can catch a recording of the event in our Literary Events Online Archive. And, you do want to listen; the presentation was filled with questions from kids and adults topped with Kate’s great sense of humor.

Check out a few photos from the event along with a photo gallery.








More photos are available in the Kate DiCamillo Photo Gallery.

Listen to Kate DiCamillo

On Saturday, September 16 the Library will be broadcasting an events online presentation by noted children’s author Kate DiCamillo. Her books include The Tale of Desperaux, winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal, and Because of Winn Dixie, a 2001 Newbery honor book. The presentation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Feel free to join the presentation live in the events online auditorium. Just click here, type in your name, and turn up the volume to your computer. It’s that easy. And if you can’t listen to the presentation live, the Library will be archiving the event, so you can always catch it at a later time or share the link to family and friends.

2006 Teen Photo Contest

It’s time for the 2006 Teen Photo Contest. All photo submissions need to be in by Wednesday, September 20. To check out the contest details, see more of the 2005 photo submissions, and get some tips on taking your photos be sure to look here. Meanwhile enjoy a few pictures submitted by teens from last year’s contest.

Freedom Mural

The teens and local artist Ryan Tenney have been hard at work the past month painting a teen mural. The mural is a visual representation of the teen’s view of what democracy means to them and has been titled the Freedom Mural.

The unveiling of the Freedom Mural is scheduled for September 5 at the Central Resource Library. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be celebrated with the reading of poetry and refreshments. Come out to the Central Resource Library and enjoy the artistic creativity of Johnson County’s local teens.

For now, here are some pictures of the teens working on the mural.