Lawrence Public Library

Help us congratulate our first Summer Reading finishers! 🎉 There's still plenty of time to complete the Summer Reading Challenge and collect your prizes before the deadline on Saturday, August 15. ☀️

Learn how to start recording your Summer Reading at the link below! 🔗

https://lplks.org/summer-reading/

Every Sunday this July from 4–8 PM, Lawrence Public Library cardholders can enjoy a free menu item at the Lawrence IHOP! Just show your library card when you dine in and enjoy any item off the menu free of charge.

Thanks to IHOP Lawrence for collaborating with us!

For the past two years, photographer and archivist Bekah Stewart Kibler has been documenting Lawrence’s historic Oak Hill Cemetery across the changing seasons. Kibler’s project explores the juxtaposition of life and death, and illustrates that every season of the year, and every season of life, possesses its own unique beauty. This month's exhibition features a collection of photographs from this project, along with historical information about Oak Hill Cemetery. The exhibit is open to the public and will remain on display through the end of June.

The library will be closed Friday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday. Come pick up your holds or take home something new to read for our Summer Reading challenge. If you want to learn more about Juneteenth, come see us for help finding books and educational movies about the holiday and social justice for all ages!

JUNETEENTH DAY

Juneteenth is both a day of joyous celebration and reflection, and action in the ongoing work for social justice, voting rights, and economic equity.

As the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture reminds us, Juneteenth is "a powerful reminder that freedom is both a historical milestone and an ongoing responsibility." —National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

JUNETEENTH HISTORY

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, finally freeing the last enslaved African Americans more than two years after it was signed.

SOURCE: Black Lives Matter

Gain practical insights, tools, and strategies to reach new customers and support your business across various social media platforms with this expert-led workshop from the KU Small Business Development Center! 📣

Register now at the link below! 🔗

https://lawrence.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/69a4ac9f8b29ea2800d35856

Check your voter registration, find your polling place, research candidates, and more! Find trusted information about all things elections and voting on our website! ☑️

Learn more at the link below 🔗

https://lplks.org/elections-and-voting/

You can also get registered in person at the library with the League of Women Voters of Lawrence/Douglas County on Saturday, June 20, from 11 AM to 3 PM.

https://lawrence.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?series=6a1f546cc6a1dc3d00d7fcd0

Already finished with your Summer Reading Challenge? You can now pick up your prizes on Dottie when you see her at an outreach stop or at the main library. 📚️ 🦖

Learn more about the Summer Reading Challenge at the link below! 🔗

https://lplks.org/summer-reading/

Join Leah as she re-reads a childhood fave by Anne of Green Gables author L. M. Montgomery in the first blog of our Summer Nostalgia Reads series! ☀️📖

Read the full blog at the link below! 🔗

https://lplks.org/blogs/post/summer-nostalgia-reads-emily-of-new-moon/

Good news! Power has been restored to the library, and we will be open for our regular hours today from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Thank you for your patience!