National Information Literacy Awareness Month

October is known for many things...and now, President Barack Obama has named October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-National-Information-Literacy-Awareness-Month/

Circleview Coffee Shop Welcomes Fall Semester!

Circleview Coffee Shop wants to welcome all students, faculty and staff back for the Fall Semester! Visit our little shop on August 19th to take part in our 1/2 price drink special! Whether you are looking for an ice cold soda, or a nice hot cup of coffee, you will only pay half the price! Also, the Circleview Cafe now offers reusable coffee mugs! Stop by and purchase one for $5.00, and get your first drink free.
As an added bonus, save approximately 20% on refills that total only 50 cents! Fill your new cup with fresh hot coffee, a variety of teas or creamy hot cocoa.
These are great deals so stop by the Circleview Cafe today. We are located in the library lobby near the Circulation Desk!

Lemonade Now Available

It's summer time and the temperatures are rising! So stop by the Circleview Coffee Shop where we now sell ice-cold lemonade! It's the perfect drink to cool down with and you can enjoy a great book while you are here!

Cowboy Corky?

The evening of Friday, June 26 saw the use of the White Library lobby for the kickoff Tallgrass Writing Workshop reception. Entertainment included a reading by Karen Stolz from her novel, World of Pies, and music from Western musician John Chandler.

And as you see, even Corky got into the cowboy writing spirit...!

Summer Library Hours

Summer Hours

Sunday - Thursday..... 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday......................... 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturdays.........................CLOSED

Kansas Notable Books for 2009

The Kansas Notable Books list for 2009 has been announced by the State Library of Kansas and the Kansas Center for the Book. White Library owns a number of these books, and the call numbers and deck/floor locations for the titles we own are included below.

Stop by White Library, and check out some of these Notable Books for a good summer read! For more information about the program, go to http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/2009-kansas-notable-books-list-announced/

Amelia Earhart: the Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka, illustrated by David Craig
(Children’s book)

Artfully Done Across Generations: an Art Cookbook by Friends of the Wichita Art Museum

Burn by Kathleen Johnson

Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock

Call #: 615.856 B771Yb

Location: Deck 4

A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce (Young Adult Book)

Call #: F B881c

Location: 3rd floor, Children's Books

Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate by Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris

Call #: 641.5 P131Ya
Location: Deck 5

Kansas Opera Houses: Actors and Community Events 1855-1925 by Jane Glotfelty Rhoads

Making History: Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman

Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations From One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer by Rolf Potts

The Nature of Kansas Lands edited by Beverley Worster

Call #: 978.1 N285
Location: 4th floor

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster
Call #: 917.94 M89Ywo
Location: 4th floor

The Pizza Hut Story by Robert Spector

Seeding Civil War: Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858 by Craig Miner

Call #: 973.711 M664s
Location: 4th floor

Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests by Richard E. Wood
Call #: 307.72 W851s
Location: Deck 2

White Library 2nd Floor Renovations

Enjoy the video of our 2nd floor renovations...thus far! And stay tuned for our Grand Celebration of the renovations on Friday, October 30!