APRIL 2025 | LIBRARY NEWS

NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Happy Spring!
You may notice our newsletter looks a little different this month. We are excited to introduce Library Aware to our patrons and share all of its wonderful features. The main service our patrons will enjoy is that it keeps you up to date with all the new books coming out & recommends books based on what you like. Soon you will be able to sign up to receive an email with book recommendations for your favorite genres. You’ll also notice at the bottom of our website, you can see the New York Times Bestseller book jackets. They are constantly changing and if you click on the image, it will take you directly to our catalog so you can see if it’s available to check out. We hope you will like the new format as much as we do!
 
At the library, we have been busy! We are wrapping up our annual book sale, completing inventory and rearranging a few things. Keep a look out for some changes coming soon in Children’s Department-just in time for Summer Reading 2025!
 
Additionally, the week of April 6 is National Library Week, which is a celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. I don’t know about you, but I never want to imagine a world without libraries & this is our week to shine! Drop us a note and let us know what YOU love about the library.
 
In light of honoring the value of libraries, I want to reassure you that we plan to offer you the same amazing library experience you are accustomed to, regardless of what happens at the federal government level. In the words of Mel Robbins and her highly popular book, The Let Them Theory, “Focusing on what you can’t control makes you stressed. Focusing on what you can control makes you powerful.” We’re focused on providing our library community the best service possible
 
 My favorite book I read this month was The Favorites, by Layne Fargo. Check it out next time you are in! I also have to confess that I pulled the book Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary from the book sale and put it in my office. I loved reading Beverly Cleary books as a kid, including this one and my daughter’s name is Maggie-so it had to be mine. Why is it so hard to let go of favorite books?
 
Happy Reading, Friends
Jamie Sparks, Director
HOLIDAY CLOSURES
Friday April 18th - Good Friday
Sunday April 20th - Easter
 
PASSIVE PROGRAMMING
 
Plant Swap
Take a plant, leave a plant-- throughout the month of April
 
Bring a potted plant or a plant cutting to leave on our plant swap table -- and take a new one home! The perfect way to diversify your plant collection.
Find the swap table inside our front entryway
The Nevers - Book Display
Featuring some of our books that have never been checked out! Will you be the first to take one home?
Library Week - Book Display
Spotlighting books that tie in with the library week theme
 
MONTHLY CHILDREN'S EVENTS
 
LEGO CLUB
A twice-monthly drop-in event where kids will have their imaginations and building skills put to the test!
BOOKWORMS
Intended for kids K-3rd grade, they will get to hear a story and do a craft with the supplies provided
 
EVENING STORYTIME
Can't make it to storytime in the morning? We now offer an evening storytime with all of the same fun!
 
PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME EVERY THURSDAY MORNING 10AM

 
JOIN US THIRD SATURDAY
Meet and Read with Therapy K9 Kyah! 
Come meet and learn about the Sedalia Police Department's K9 team! Therapy K9 handler Detective Casey DeVorss and therapy K9 Kyah will be visiting to share about the important work that they do! We will also be reading and talking about the book "Come Along with a K-9: Police K-9's of Pettis County" by Kayla Nilges
 

ADULT EVENTS
Local Author Signing
with Writers of Warrensburg
 
Saturday April 5th, 9AM-1PM
in The Queen City Room
 
How to Become an Engaged Neighbor and Why Your Health and Your Community Demand It
Thursday April 10th, 2PM-3PM
in The Queen City Room
Book Club
Monday April 14th and Tuesday April 15th
in The Queen City Room
 
 
Create and Connect: Craft Night
Monday April 28th, 5:30PM-6:30PM
in The Queen City Room
 
 
STAFF READS
Check out our current faves!
 
Being happy : you don't have to be perfect to lead a richer, happier life
by Tal Ben-Shahar

A brilliant guide to living a happier life (even if it's not so perfect)
Bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar has done it again. In Being Happy (originally published in hardcover as The Pursuit of Perfect, 978-0-07160882-4), he gives you not only the theory but also the tools to help you learn how to accept life as it actually is instead of what you think it should be. By using the science of positive psychology along with acceptance, Ben-Shahar shows you how to escape the rat race and begin living a life of serenity, happiness, and fulfillment.
All the other mothers hate me : a novel
by Sarah Harman

When single mom Florence Grimes' son is accused of causing the mysterious disappearance of a bully classmate, she must manage her disdain of the other moms, her own self-doubts and unexpected truths to prove his innocence.
The favorites : a novel
by Layne Fargo

Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha, childhood sweethearts turned champion ice dancers, captivated the world with their fiery chemistry until a shocking incident at the Olympics tore them apart, but as a documentary threatens to reshape their legacy, Kat breaks her decade-long silence to reveal the truth behind their intense, obsessive relationship.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Notable Dates
Right to Read Day
Monday April 7th
A day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read
National Library Workers Day
Tuesday April 8th 
A day for library staff, users, administrators, and friends to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers
National Library Outreach Day
Wednesday April 9th
A day to celebrate library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are
Take Action for Libraries Day
Thursday April 10th

A day to rally advocates to support libraries

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