Kyle Sederstrom

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Overbrook Library hosting Parents as Teachers event April 6th

USD 434 Parents as Teachers is holding a Puzzle Play Group Connection Thursday, April 6th at the Overbrook Public Library from 6:00pm-7:00pm, featuring a special guest!! Our local superintendent Dr. Steve Pegram has agreed to read a story for the kids. Any Child 0-6 will have a fun time exploring puzzle play alongside their parents. …

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Great Character Cake Pans Available

The Overbrook library has a big selection of specialty bakeware to lend out (175 items), but did you know 28 of those are Character cake pans, including several Sesame Street Characters, Esmeralda, Dora, Superhero & He-Man, Taz, Winnie the Pooh, G.I. Joe, Mickey Mouse, Scooby Doo, Garfield and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Looking for something …

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Spring is almost here! Get Ready

Gardening Program Flyer

We’re very excited to be hosting a pair of gardening classes presented by the Frontier Extension District #11 coming up in march. Please come out and hear all about the wonders of starting / maintaining your own garden on Thursday March 2nd and Thursday March 30th. We hope you will join us to learn how to …

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Getting Ready for some Football?

Looking for tasty snack ideas and some fun themed pans for “The Big Game” next weekend? We’ve got some great recipes and specialty pans available in our bakeware display including recipes for unusual treats like Bacon Popcorn, Enchilada Meatballs, and something called “Dirty Diapers”! Are they delicious? With a name like that they had better be! You …

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Book Signing – Saturday 1/21/2017

Join us at the library on Saturday, January 21st at 10am for a meet and greet / book signing with local author Su Colstrom for her fun and educational children’s book: It’s Hard to Hug a Cow! Refreshments and fun will be had by all! Hope to see you here!

Library Foundation Dinner Theater tickets are available now!

Are you still out cruising for last minute Christmas Gifts? Tickets to the Library Foundation Dinner Theater at the end of January are available at the library. Float on in and pick one up today!

Library Bakeware Collection hits 165 items

Did you know the Overbrook Public Library now contains 165 bakeware items you can borrow? With the end of the year holidays fast approaching, you should browse the list or stop by and look through the book to get your selections for delicious treats to share with your family and friends or as gifts.  Click …

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OPL Library Board meeting date change

The Library Board meeting dates have changed! Meetings are now being held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the library conference room. Our next meeting is December 12th, 2016.

Kansas Notable Books 2016

Notable Book Display

Make sure you take a look at the new 2016 Kansas Notable Books display by the service desk the next time you are in the library! These books are either about Kansas or written by Kansans and are selected by the State Library of Kansas. This year the book topics range from bank heists, to …

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LIBRARY WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR

Kyle Sederstrom, our new director, is a resident of Lawrence and has a Master’s of Library Science Degree from Emporia State University. He had been employed by the University of Kansas  Watson Library and brings a variety of experiences and training with him. We’re pleased to have him join our team in this great community. …

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