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calendarNovember 2021   issueIssue 503
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Library holiday closures this month

  • Thursday, Nov. 11 the library will be closed in observance of Veterans Day
  • Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26, the library will be closed for Thanksgiving

 
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We have a new app!

We are excited to let you know that we have launched a brand new app, the KanShare Libraries app. It lets you do all the things you loved in the previous app, but is a little more user-friendly. Find it in the Apple App Store or in the Google Play Store. Download it today and find titles, place items on hold  or renew items you have checked out.
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NASA Satellite Launch Party

Celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope with a fun, educational, out-of-this-world program presented by Wichita State's NASA in Kansas program. The James Webb Space Telescope is a deep space telescope intended to replace the Hubble Space Telescope.

Saturday, December 4 at 1 p.m.

Community Room at Derby Public Library

*For more information on the James Webb Space Telescope click the red "Read More" button below.*

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Gathering Space Gallery

The Midwest Artists

Look for paintings in various mediums by local ladies to adorn the Gathering Space Gallery during our upcoming holiday months.  Midwest Artists was created in January 1964 as a place to discuss, critique and grow artistically.  Members are encouraged to bring works in progress to monthly meetings to discuss with the intent of inspiring and developing artist talents.  While the group has been around for decades, this is the first time they are showing at the Derby Library.

Show Dates

November 3, 2021 - January 2, 2022

Community Room at Derby Public Library

Learn more about art that is on display at the library by clicking the big red "Read More" button below.

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Trail Boss by Shari Bevan

 

High Wall Gallery

"Bold"

by Stephanie Bayliff

Have you seen the lovely and imaginative works from Stephanie Bayliff hanging in the High Wall Art Gallery?  "Breakdown", a mixed media creation, is an example of what you will find on display through November.

Bayliff pieces together paintings, collage, gouache, and wall hangings inspired by a thought and created from her mind.  Her show is varied and visually exciting.  If she can imagine it, she will attempt to create it.  At her artist reception October 14, she shared many pieces have been reimagined when she painted and discovered something just didn't feel right about the art.  Bayliff's artistic process is forgiving.  She believes in the doodle and journaling.  A "happy accident" is an opportunity to make adjustments and try something new.

In January, Stephanie Bayliff will be teaching classes at the Derby Recreation Commission.  She invites those willing to try something new to give painting or weaving a try.  "It's going to be a fun time," says Bayliff.

Breakdown by Stephanie Bayliff

Showing through the end of November

Learn more about art that is on display at the library by clicking the big red "Read More" button below.

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Click on the book titles to see the book in the library catalog!

Five books recommended by Amelia:

Count to 10 with a Mouse by Margaret Wise Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lizzy McTizzy and the Busy Dizzy Day by Sarah Weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn by Kimberly & James Dean

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stir Crack Whisk Bake by Maddie Frost

 

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1922 by Stephen King

First line:  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: My name is Wilfred Leland James, and this is my confession.

Summary:  In a short story by Stephen King we get a dark tale of murder on the Nebraska plains. Wilfred James lives on a farm in Nebraska with this wife and son. When his wife suggests that they sell the 100 acres she owns, it angers Wilfred. He does not want the land to be used as a pig farm. As his anger with her grows he starts to conceive of a plan to make his wife disappear.

My Thoughts:  1922 was the perfect start to my October TBR and Dia de los Muertos read-a-thon list. It was spooky and quick. I have driven many times through the farmland of Nebraska. The old farmhouses with acres of land as far as the eye can see. I could easily imagine Wilfred living on his farm, killing his wife and burying her in the well. And no one else around to even notice. Especially in 1922.

But then his wife begins to haunt him with her decaying body and the rats that are slowly eating away at her. Rats are terrifying on their own but imagining them eating a human body is a nightmare come to life. King does a great job bringing the eeriness to the story without out making it outlandish. The visions, smells and memories just add to the suspense.

Then mixed in with the terror that Wilfred is experiencing is the guilt and changes happening to his son. I was surprised with the way his story changed from the beginning till the end. It was heartbreaking to see but it definitely added another level to this short story.

Click here to find 1922 / Full Dark, No Stars on the KanShare catalog.

Release date: November 9, 2010

Ashley's rating:

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Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

First line:  The bell hanging outside the curiosity shop knew the human was trouble from the way he moved through the door.

Summary:  Evangeline Fox believes she has found her true love until the day she discovers that he is going to be married to someone else. In the hopes of stopping the wedding, Evangeline makes a dangerous deal with the Prince of Hearts. All he asks of her is three kisses to be given at a time of his choosing. But Evangeline learns quickly that making a deal with a Fate is not as easy as it seems. The Prince of Hearts appears to have a plan for Evangeline that could lead her to her happy ending or her doom.

My Thoughts:  From the cover to the description to the world of Caraval, this book was excellent! I was desperately awaiting its release. I loved Stephanie Garber’s first trilogy. And when I learned that this new one is set in the same universe I knew it was going to be just as wonderful.

The story feels like a fairy tale. It has beautiful characters, magic and dark twists. You do not have to have read the Caraval series to understand this book but I highly recommend it. Several characters and references are made to the other trilogy. One of my favorite parts of Garber’s writing is how descriptive and beautiful it is. There are lots of colors, patterns and imagination. It is not like anything else I have read.

I love her characters as well. She always has a strong female lead. But best of all, as a reader you can never tell who to trust and what they are going to do next. Some characters, such as the Prince of Hearts, may appear to be bad but what if he’s not? Or is he? In the world of Caraval not everything is as it seems.

Click here to find Once Upon a Broken Heart on the KanShare catalog.

Release date: September 28, 2021

Ashley's review:

 

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Looking for someplace to discuss books? We've got you covered!

We have three active book groups here at the library that are open to everyone. If you love to read and talk about the books you read, pop in to one or more of the book groups!

Bemused Bibliophiles — meets at 1 p.m. Nov. 3. The title for November is We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker. The book club will meet in person in the Frank Fanning Conference Room.

Hauntingly Good Reads — meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 2. The title for November is Dune by Frank Herbert. The book club will meet in person in the Frank Fanning Conference Room.

Joyful Page Turners — meets at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 18. The title for November is Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. The book club will meet in person in the Frank Fanning Room.

Bemused Bibliophiles meets during the day and reads popular books that have been on the bestseller list. Hauntingly Good Reads meets in the evening and explores all kinds of books that have a supernatural/magical/unexplainable kind of bent—we look far beyond the traditional vampires, ghosts and witches.

Joyful Page Turners is the most enduring book club at the library—it's been meeting regularly since May 2000! Books selected for this book club include just about everything: classics, modern bestsellers, non-fiction, and more.

Click the red "Read More" button below to visit the book club page on the library website, where you can find lists of books each book club has read.

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Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall

The Dole Institute is updating their Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall. Family members or friends can submit profiles for Kansas Veterans who have passed. This is not limited to wartime service. If a veteran served during peace times, they are encouraged to submit a profile. Click on the red "Read More" button for information and to upload a profile.

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Get your copy of Celebrating Derby now!

Celebrating Derby — 150 Years: 1869-2019 is a wonderful book that lets you see what life was like in the early years of the town we call Derby, but was originally named El Paso.

Pick up your copy today at the library for $20.
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