April brings a wide variety of of activities to the Library! It’s National Poetry Month, Match Month with the Smoky Valley Community Foundation, National Library Week, and then Downtown’s celebration of Lindsborg in Bloom!

With all these celebrations going on, we are excited to add one more: the Library is growing! The Library Board has purchased 109 S Main with plans to unite both buildings into one expanded library service center. Watch for more information coming soon – we would appreciate your thoughts in future community conversations as we continue moving forward!

Increase Your Gift with Match Month!

In April, donations to eligible funds at the Smoky Valley Community Foundation will be matched by 100% by a Patterson Family Foundation grant. All donations are tax-deductible and must be received by April 30 to qualify for matching funds. Gifts can be mailed to Smoky Valley Community Foundation, P.O. Box 84, Lindsborg, KS 67456. For online donations, visit https://smokyvalleycf.org/match-month/

The Lindsborg Community Library is one of the funds eligible for matching gifts. This fund has been used to purchase new materials, new computers, and is one of the funding sources planned for our building project. Whatever the eventual use, all gifts will go towards improving our Library’s services to our community.

Many thanks to everyone who chooses to give!

April is National Poetry Month

Browse our displays of poetry books to check out, read a poem, or write your own! Read – or write – poems about your family history, bugs, nature, or any topic you choose!

For those who don’t know quite where to start when writing poetry, we now have Magnetic Poetry kits available to provide prompts. A wide variety of words to choose from are included on magnets for both Kids Kits and Kits for Tweens, Teens & Adults.

Magnetic Poetry Kits will be offered as come-and-go style activities at our poetry month displays, a stay-and-play option for older children at our Drop-in Storytimes, LEGO Club prompts, and during Lindsborg in Bloom on Saturday, April 29.

Many Thanks to our Sponsor! Magnetic Poetry is sponsored in part by South Central Kansas Library System—assisting member libraries to provide excellent service to their communities.