Create your own story about the Bonner Springs City Library! Tell us your story about the library in pictures using crayons, watercolors, markers, charcoals or paint to create an original bookmark. (No computer generated images, please.) Make it wonderful and colorful!

Artists from preschool to age 18 are invited to participate. Details and entry forms will be available at the library beginning Wednesday, February 1. All entries are due by Wednesday, February 29.

Beginning March 8 – March 28, Library patrons will vote on their favorites and winners will be announced during National Library Week, April 8 to 14.

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Thursdays, 5pm – 7pm

Starting February 2, Found Treasures, a bookstore filled with gently read books will be open Thursdays, 5:00pm – 7:00pm in the storm shelter.

Operated by the Friends of the Library

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Grades K-5
Thursday, February 9
4:30-5:30pm

Make a variety of cards and gifts for Valentine’s Day.

Sign up at the Library!

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Ages 3-5 with an adult
Friday, February 17
11am

Join Ms. Jeanne for a Sweetheart Snack Book & Cook Fun Friday.

We will be making sweetheart smoothies and mini muffins

Sign up at the library!

Come honor the Bonner Springs Elementary 3rd Grade student artists who created the Bonner Springs History Timeline on display at the Library, February 1 -March 31.

Refreshments will be served.

This event is sponsored by Friends of the Library.

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Thursday, February 23
6:00-7:30pm
Grades 6-12

Move beyond the basics of origami with Ms. Lynn.  You’ll learn to fold more complex shapes in the ancient Japanese art of paper folding

Sign up at the library!

READ dogs are the perfect reading companions. They are great listeners and love to have books read to them. Bring your own book to read or listen to one of the trainers read a story to you.

Sign-up at the library for a 10-minute reading slot.

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Pistols to Press Author Visit
Sunday, March 4
2:00 p.m.

Jeff Lanza, a retired FBI Spokesman for the Kansas City region will visit the library to talk about his new book Pistols to Press:  Lessons on Communication from an FBI Spokesman and Agent and share experiences he had representing the FBI during their most famous investigations in the last 20 years.

This program brought to you by the Library and
the Friends of the Library

Kansas City Symphony Petting Zoo

Monday, March 5
3:30-5:30 p.m.
All Ages Welcome!

Stop by anytime between 3:30 and 5:30 to pet your favorite musical instrument and see all of the others you have only heard about.

No sign up necessary!

Funding for this program is provided by generous contributions to

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Hunger Games Party
Thursday, March 22
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Stay tuned for more information from the Library