Throughout the award year,

KCFB promotes all the titles

on that year's List electronical-

ly, at literary events, and

among librarians and

booksellers. Please visit http://

www.kcfb.info/projects/kansas

-notable-books.html for past

winners and detailed summar-

ies of the books.

The Kansas Notable Books List

is the annual recognition of 15

outstanding titles by Kansas

authors or about Kansas. It is

the only honor for Kansas

books by Kansans, highlighting

our lively contemporary writ-

ing community and encourag-

ing readers to enjoy some of

the best writing of the authors

among us.

A committee of KCFB Affili-

ates, Fellows, and authors of

previous Notable Books identi-

fies these titles from among

those published the previous

year, and the State Librarian

makes the selection for the

final List. A reception and

medal awards ceremony honor

the books and their authors and

illustrators.

Kansas notable books announced

Abilene Public Library

Summer 2012

Volume 1, Issue 1

APL NEWS

A peek at two 2013 Kansas Notable Books

The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader

Beyond Cold Blood: The KBI from Ma Barker to BTK by Larry Welch

Blackbear Bosin: Keeper of the Indian Spirit by David Simmonds

The Chaperone: A Novel by Laura Moriarty

The Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith

Frontier Manhattan: Yankee Settlement to Kansas Town, 1854-1894 by Kevin

G. W. Olson

A Kansas Bestiary by Jake Vail, Doug Hitt, and illustrated by Lisa Grossman

May B.: A Novel by Caroline Starr Rose

This Ecstasy They Call Damnation: Poems by Israel Wasserstein

Time's Shadow: Remembering a Family Farm in Kansas by Arnold J. Bauer

To the Stars Through Difficulties: A Kansas Renga in 150 Voices edited by

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

A Voice for Kanzas by Debra McArthur

Wide Open by Larry Bjornson

The Yard by Alex Grecian

* Available in the Adult Library.

* Available in the Children’s Library.

The Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History by

Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

In this riveting chronicle,

which accompanies the docu-

mentary, the authors capture

the profound drama of the

American Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Terrifying

photographs, along with firsthand accounts,

bring to life this heart-wrenching catastrophe

of the Great Plains.

Wide Open by Larry Bjornson

Based on actual events, Wide Open is a novel

of family and coming of age set in 1871 Abi-

lene, a place where good and evil are so even-

ly matched that no one knows which will

triumph. Will Merritt finds himself torn be-

tween the Texas cowboys he and his friends

idolize and the migrant settlers whose farms

threaten to crowd out the cattle. Recently

hired marshal, Wild Bill Hickok, struggles to

control the streets of Abilene.

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2. Click online catalog on the right

3. Enter library card number in ID box.

4. Enter password (use userpass for first time login).

5. Click My Account

6. Click Items Out (under profile)

7. Click the blue Renew link or click Renew all Eligible Items (top right).

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saying that the item was renewed

successfully! Please note not all

items are eligible for renewal:

DVDS may not be renewed.

Interlibrary Loan items may only

be renewed with permission from

the lending library.

Red dots and audio cds may only

be renewed once.

Playaways twice.

All other items three times.

I have done my best to

learn the ins and outs of

my new position. I have

enjoyed meeting and

getting to know the

wonderful library pa-

trons, volunteers, and

staff. I have known since

a young age that the

Words from Wendy

It has been 6 months

since the residents of

Abilene welcomed me

as the new library

director at the Abi-

lene Public Library.

Time has flown by as

library is the place for

me and I would like to

remind everyone that no

matter if you are looking

for information, enter-

tainment, access to the

internet, or just a

friendly face the library

is the place for you!

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Rodeo Queen Story Time

The Children and Teen’s Services department held a story time with Miss Rodeo America Chenae Shiner and Miss Rodeo K-State Lindy Singular.

Chenase Shiner was crowned Miss Rodeo Ameri-ca on December 12, 2012 in Las Vegas after a week long pageant. She will travel more than 100,000 miles during her reign represent-ing Miss Rodeo America and the Professional Rodeo Cow-boy’s Association.

Chenae proudly says that rodeo is her favorite sport! She truly feels at home on

their ranch where branding or herding 600 head of cat-tle can’t be beat!

Lindy Singular was crowned Miss Rodeo K-State in Feb-ruary 2013. Throughout her reign she will be traveling the state of Kansas to pro-mote Kansas State Universi-ty and the sport of rodeo. Lindy spent her timing growing up riding horses on her family ranch. Born a triplet, she began riding at just two years of age along with her two brothers, who share their love for the west-ern lifestyle. She is currently a senior pursing a degree in Agriculture Economics with

a minor in Animal Science at Kansas State University.

Both queens read stories followed by questions and pictures. Participants made crafts and ate ice cream do-nated by Mr. K’s Express.

Library assistant Lucas Knauss

warms up the crowd.

Miss Rodeo America, Chenae Shiner.

Miss Rodeo K-State, Lindy Singular

Miss Rodeo America

meets her fans.

Adult Summer Adult Summer Adult Summer Adult Summer

ReadingReadingReadingReading

♦93 93 93 93 Adults Signed up for our Ground Breaking Reads Adult Summer Reading Program

♦476 476 476 476 books, audio books, ebooks, and movies were read, listened to, and watched during the 8 weeks of the program

♦Our Grand Prize Drawing

Abilene Bucks Winners were: 1st Prize- Stephanie Hazlett, 2nd Prize- Nadine Griffin, and 3rd Prize- Stacie Miller

Thanks to all who con-tribute to Friends of the Library!

The Friends of the Library gra-ciously donated the summer reading tote bags again for the Children’s Library Summer Reading Program again this year. It is thanks to the gener-ous donations of gently used or new books that the Friends strives and helps with the li-brary’s programs and events!

Children and Teen Services

Friends of the Library

I find it an honor to live in a community that recognizes the importance of reading. As the Children’s Librarian at the Abilene Public Library, I am an eyewitness to the fact that the youth of today still read and value books. During the course of the 2013 Sum-mer Reading Program, 552 youth logged 5,833 hours of reading time and had a collective attendance of over 1,600 at our 36 “Dig Into

Reading” programs.

Thank you to all that made our Summer Reading Program a success. We could not have

done it without you.

Sheryl Davidson

Children’s Librarian

We greatly appreciate the support the following Abilene area organi-zations and businesses provided in championing the reading cause:

• Friends of the Library

provided cloth book bags for reading participants.

• Alco Stores Inc. provided

prizes that were awarded to every youth who completed the 12 1/2 hour challenge as well as several grand prizes.

• Holm Automotive supplied 2

grand prizes.

• Jacque Hall provided books

that could be earned

• Russell Stover Candies pro-

vided bookmarks that could be redeemed for candy bars to every youth who reached their personal reading goal.

• West’s Plaza Country Mart

provided prizes.

• McDonald’s provided food

coupons

• Etherington & Company

Realtors, First Bank Kansas, Solomon State Bank, and Pin-nacle Bank sponsored different programs.

• Milford Nature Center,

Farm Bureau, Dickinson Coun-ty, and Abilene Recreation De-partment presented programs

• Pam Johnson and Kimber-

ly Davidson were guest speak-ers

• Mr. K’s Express provided

ice cream for the Rodeo Queen Story Time

• The Modern Millies provid-

ed and served the refreshments at the Pink Lemonade Party.

Thanks to a generous grant

from the Dickenson County

Community Foundation and

a matching grant from the

North Central Kansas

Library System, the library

purchased three new patron

computers! Thank you so

much! The library offers

free computer use to all

our patrons. The time

limit is thirty minutes or

longer if no one is

waiting. Black and white

print outs are 25 cents

per page while colored

prints are 50 cents per

page.

New patron computers at the library

Are your books shelves

packed? De-clutter and

donate gently used cur-

rent fiction and nonfic-

tion to the Friends of

the Library! Please re-

member to drop off all

donations at the adult

circulation desk.

Children decorating bags.

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Phone: 785-263-3082

Email: apl@abilenelibrary.org

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outmaneuver charming

con man Danny Cole, who

becomes an unlikely part-

ner when her next mission

pits her against a formida-

ble adversary.

Mistress

Patterson, James & Ellis, David.

After the beautiful Diana

Hotchkiss is found mur-

dered outside her apart-

ment, an obsessive man,

Ben, discovers she was

leading an illicit double life

in this new novel from New

York Times best-selling

duo behind Guilty Wives.

600,000 first printing.

Non Fiction

Boys in the Boat, The:

Nine Americans and

Their Epic Quest for

Gold at the 1936 Berlin

Olympics

Brown, Daniel James.

Traces the story of an

American rowing team

from the University of

Washington that defeated

elite rivals at Hitler's 1936

Berlin Olympics, sharing

the experiences of such

Senator George Mitchell

and World War I airmen

John Alcock and Teddy

Brown through the experi-

ences of four generations

of women from a matriar-

chal clan. By the National

Book Award-winning au-

thor of Let the Great

World Spin.

Bad Monkey

Hiaasen, Carl

Anticipating his retirement

from the Key West Police,

Andrew Yancy tackles a

murder case involving a

human arm in his freezer,

an investigation that pits

him against a twitchy wid-

ow, a clueless real estate

developer and a voodoo

witch with a string of hap-

less lovers. By the best-

selling author of Star Is-

land.

The Heist

Evanovich, Janet & Gold-

berg, Lee.

A first entry in a new col-

laborative comic suspense

series by the best-selling

author of the Stephanie

Plum mysteries and the

best-selling author of the

Monk tales finds FBI Spe-

cial Agent Kate Winslow

using her own schemes to

contributors as their enig-

matic coach, a visionary

boat builder and a home-

less teen rower. By the au-

thor of Under a Flaming

Sky.

Astronaut The Wives

Club: A True Story**

Koppel, Lily.

Describes what lives were

like for a group of military

wives, including Annie

Glenn, Rene Carpenter,

Betty Grissom and Louise

Shepherd, who were thrust

into the spotlight when

their husbands became

Mercury Seven astronauts

and made them stars.

New at the Library

Fiction:

Beautiful Day

Hilderbrand, Elin

Gathering on Nantucket

for a wedding planned to

the letter by the bride's late

mother, the Carmichaels

and the Grahams hide their

scandal-ridden, crumbling

lives from the blissfully

unaware, happy couple in

this new novel from the

author of Barefoot.

Sisterland

Sittenfeld, Curtis

When the strongest earth-

quake in U.S. history oc-

curs just north of their St.

Louis home, Kate and Jere-

my find the disaster further

complicated by Kate's self-

proclaimed-medium twin's

prediction about a more

powerful earthquake, a

situation that places Kate

under public scrutiny and

reveals her own psychic

abilities. By the author of

American Wife.

Transatlantic

McCann, Colum

A tale spanning 150 years

and two continents

reimagines the peace ef-

forts of democracy champi-

on Frederick Douglass,

All abstracts are from Baker and Taylor’s

Booking Ahead. These titles are available at

the library.

Upcoming Events

Keep an eye on our website and at the library for

information of the 2013 Fall Semester Children and

Teen Services Schedule. Programing will resume

Tuesday, September 3rd.

We will also be taking a break from

Brown Bag Specials during the month of August.

The library will be closed on Monday, September 2nd

for Labor Day.