Christmas Walk & Fiesta Images

What a great time we all had at the Christmas Walk! The library had plenty of traffic throughout both days, including more than a few new faces. We were blessed, of course, with some top-notch entertainment, especially our wonderful harpist, Paula Settle, and the wonderful junior advisors who performed a Readers Theater rendition of Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates both days. We also loved displaying the samples of student art from the Chamber of Commerce contest. Here's a link to some of our favorite photos from the event.

And here's a link to some photos from the cultural fiesta we hosted on Dec. 6. The event was jointly sponsored by the Kiel and New Holstein libraries, and funded by a special grant from the federal government called "Learning to Use the Library in Another Language." Bob Hafeman, coordinator of the Manitowoc-Calumet Library System, gets the credit for writing the grant for the six MCLS libraries. The goal was to bring Hispanics and gringos together for a cultural evening of fun, food, music and sharing. It was all that and more!

Are you a writer?

Here's another message from our ever-curious technical assistant. She claims she's not much of a writer but, if that's the case, then who created this blog post? Huh? Tell me that, Colleen! - nb


Do you have an opinion about the little messages that run - sometimes fly - out of the thoughts of people?? I sometimes think about where it all comes from. Has anyone ever wondered about how an author can come up with all the thoughts and feeling that it takes to write a novel? Very amazing to me. I sometimes stumble over a sentence when I speak. Not always but sometimes.

Does anyone think that they have what it would take to write a book? Sometimes I think I could. And then there are times that I think .... no way. I can hardly get the words out, or the thoughts meld together.

I guess that is why there are readers and there are writers out there, just to amuse us readers. So for me I guess the pressure is OFF. Don't you feel it?

Yeah, give me a good read anytime. I guess I will leave the writing to those courageous enough to travel through the "Great Adventures of the Mind."

Techkpl

You just can't beat this deal

Colleen Bos, KPL's technical assistant writes:

So, have you read a good book lately? Gone or rented a great movie? NO? Well, then you're not visiting the library very much. With all the new books and new DVDs arriving almost daily at the library, there is much to pick from.

And the best part is that it's all FREE!

Can you believe that? It's all F-R-E-E.

You can check out a book and keep it for 3 weeks. And if you need more time after that, you can usually renew it for another 3 weeks. Movies on VHS or DVD don't have to be back for 7 days.

You just can't beat this deal. Libraries are just about the best thing that could happen to any community. Also free is all our programming, our displays, our newspapers and magazines, and our community bulletin board.

WOW, ya just can't beat FREE.

So if you haven't found a good book lately or watched a good movie, my suggestion is to visit the Kiel Public Library, where your dollar will stay in your pocket and your arms will be full of stuff you can take home.

Techkpl

Win a vintage photograph

The library is pleased to be able to give away two enlarged and framed historic photos from early Kiel. The first one, shown here, depicts downtown Kiel in 1905 (image shows intersection of Fremont & 6th, facing west). The second is a group shot of the Kiel men's baseball team of 1909.

Both images are priceless, and they could be yours for free! All you have to do is stop in at the library at 511 Third Street during the Christmas Walk, and drop your name in the can. The drawing will take place at the end of the Walk, and we'll call the winner sometime Monday.

Special thanks to Ed Majkrzak, for donating these wonderful images. He framed and matted them himself as well.