Big Read Wichita is an annual program funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that is designed to broaden our understanding of the world, communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book The … [Read more...] about Big Read Wichita 2023
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Kansas Reads to Preschoolers FREE program and concerts
The City of Wichita released information about the Wichita Public Library “Kansas Reads to Preschoolers”. This is a program that helps young readers through early learning activities and sharing a common book. Libraries across the … [Read more...] about Kansas Reads to Preschoolers FREE program and concerts
Wichita Trick or Treat and Fall Fun Events for Halloween 2022
Leave the tricks at home, you’re in for a treat! Below we have compiled the full list of all of the great places to take your family this October for a Halloween to remember for years to come! With traditional door-to-door trick or treating … [Read more...] about Wichita Trick or Treat and Fall Fun Events for Halloween 2022
Wichita Public Library offers eBooks and audiobooks online for free
The Wichita Public Library has offered free ebooks for years now, and recently expanded its offering to include free audiobooks as well. You will need a library card to use the service, along with an app that you download to your … [Read more...] about Wichita Public Library offers eBooks and audiobooks online for free
FREE “Library of Things” at Wichita Public Library
The Wichita Public Library has many, many books on thousands of topics, but did you know they also have a Library of Things for checkout? Anatomy models and telescopes, laptops and hotspots, and even radon detectors can be checked … [Read more...] about FREE “Library of Things” at Wichita Public Library
FREE Early Learning Backpacks at Wichita Public Library
The Wichita Public Library has "backpacks of fun" for your little ones to encourage reading and development, and they are TOTALLY FREE! Each Early Learning Backpack rallies around a different theme and includes several picture books, … [Read more...] about FREE Early Learning Backpacks at Wichita Public Library
Wichita Public Library used book bag sale
Is there anything better than saving money on a great book? How about saving lots of money on lots of books at the Used Book Bag Sale at the Wichita Public Library? The Friends of the Wichita Public Library used book bag sale will be … [Read more...] about Wichita Public Library used book bag sale
Events at Watermark Books
A bookstore is a wonderful thing, and Wichita has a wonderful bookstore in the locally owned Watermark Books. They have a cafe, a great community and, of course, all kinds of books for every age and interest. You'll find Watermark … [Read more...] about Events at Watermark Books
Kansas Garden Guide, Free to Download
Is this your year to plant a garden? The 80-page Kansas Garden Guide has what you need to know about growing vegetables and herbs in Kansas: soil, compost, seeding, watering, pest control, container gardening, season extension, harvesting, … [Read more...] about Kansas Garden Guide, Free to Download
Albert Goldbarth Author Talk and Signing
Watermark Books & Café will host local author Albert Goldbarth for an author talk and signing of The Now: Poems on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:00 p.m. The Now describes the unique, and sometimes baffling, moment in which we live, a … [Read more...] about Albert Goldbarth Author Talk and Signing
Local author day at the Wichita Public Library
Visit with local authors at the Wichita Public Library on Saturday afternoon, August 24. Wichita has a diverse array of authors in our midst! Many of them will be in attendance at the library's Local Author Day with copies of their … [Read more...] about Local author day at the Wichita Public Library
Barnes and Noble Book Haul Blowout (50% off)
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To get the spring season started with a boom, Barnes and Noble is having a great big sale that they're calling the "Book Haul Blowout." This is the bookseller's second #bookhaul Blowout; this time it is offering even more select new … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Book Haul Blowout (50% off)
Grand Opening of the Advanced Learning Library
The new Wichita library opens to the public Saturday, June 16, and you're going to want to be there! The Advanced Learning Library at 711 W. 2nd Street in Wichita will replace the old Central Branch location. It's a brand new building, … [Read more...] about Grand Opening of the Advanced Learning Library
Book signing at Blue Dragon Books in Derby
Blue Dragon Books, a family-owned independent used bookstore in Derby, will host Grant Snider for a book signing on November 4. Snider will be on hand to sign his book The Shape of Ideas. Snider's work has appeared in The New York Times … [Read more...] about Book signing at Blue Dragon Books in Derby
Pioneer Woman Coming to Wichita
Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond is coming to Wichita as part of her Come and Get It cookbook tour. If you, like my husband, don't know who Ree Drummond is, then you probably haven't seen her Pioneer Woman blog. It's one of those blogging … [Read more...] about Pioneer Woman Coming to Wichita
FREE Two-year Subscription to LEGO Magazine
Here's a deal the kids will love. Parents, if you have kids under 7 years old, sign up for a FREE 2-year subscription to LEGO Magazine. The LEGO Club, Jr. magazine features games, building projects, interviews with LEGO kids from around the … [Read more...] about FREE Two-year Subscription to LEGO Magazine
Buy the Book Closing Sale – Bag of Books for $3
Buy the Book at 805 W. Maple is closing after just a few months of being open. This post was on their Facebook page today: Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Buy the Book is closing. I appreciate your patronage and support during the … [Read more...] about Buy the Book Closing Sale – Bag of Books for $3
25-cent Book Sale at the DAV Thrift Store
I called to see if the DAV book sale is still happening and they said no, but they built a bookstore there. So this still may be a good place to find and buy used books. Pay a quarter for any book -- hardcover, paperback, for kids or … [Read more...] about 25-cent Book Sale at the DAV Thrift Store
