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Summer Reading registration opens Tuesday, May 28 at 9 a.m.

You can register for Summer Reading starting Tuesday morning! Register online and pick up your reading packets in the library, or come into the library and register in person.

For more information about summer reading, check out the summer reading Web page for kids, the newly updated teen Web page and the adult summer reading Web page.

Summer reading is a great way to keep your kids' learning skills sharp and have fun at the same time. Be sure to pick up one of the brochures for kids and teens at the library, or access them online. Adult reading logs can be picked up at the front desk or downloaded and printed on the library website. Complete your reading log and be eligible for great prizes!

All reading logs must be completed and turned in by 5 p.m.  on Sunday, July 28.

 

 

 

New exhibition at library features a medley of art

The Derby Arts Council and Public Library invite the public to enjoy “Pastiche” a new exhibition in the Gathering Space Gallery, by artists from the Kansas Academy of Oil Painters. The exhibition features 46 pieces of art.

The variety of subjects and media the artists have selected creates an interesting and visually appealing presentation. A lively squirrel, the bandstand at High Park, a stagecoach heading through the Arizona landscape and a peaceful path at Botanica invite your attention. 

Artists have used media including pastels, acrylics and oils, and framing includes sleek contemporary edges to ornate gilding. There is something for every taste and interest.

The Kansas Academy of Oil Painters was formed in 1985 with support from the Wichita Center for the Arts. To gain membership to the Academy, applicants must submit 10 digital images of their work for the Board of Directors to judge.

A reception to honor the artists will be hosted by the Derby Arts Council 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, in the Gathering Space Gallery and Community Room. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend and meet the artists.

                    

 

 

 

 


        Pork Chop by Dennis McKay in oil                                                    Flower Shop by Arlo Casper in oil

 


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Vision Derby 2040 needs your input!

The City of Derby is looking for your perceptions on Derby. Click the link above and take a short survey (less than 10 minutes) via the link at the top of the page.

Vision Derby 2040

Love living in Derby? Have some thoughts about what works and what could be improved?

As the City looks to the future and decides what its next 20 years are going to look like, input from the people who live, work and play here is crucial. Help out by sharing your views!

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Creativity and Beyond coming soon to the High Wall Gallery

The teen summer art show will feature art inspired by space. The exhibition will be on display during June and July, and select pieces of the art will be available for purchase. The Derby Arts Council will select first, second and third place winners and the artists will receive gift cards.

Be sure to go by the High Wall Gallery when you are in the library and see how talented our area teens are.
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Love to talk books? Come to a library book club!

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 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 for 19 years! Books selected for this book club include just about everything: classics, modern bestsellers, non-fiction, and more. Click on the book titles below to see them in the library catalog. Sign in to your library account on the catalog and you can place a title on hold.

  • Bemused Bibliophiles — meets at 1 p.m. June 5. The title for June is Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna. 
  • Hauntingly Good Reads — meets at 7 p.m. June 10. The title for June is The Ghost Notebooks by Ben Dolnick.
  • Joyful Page Turners — Is taking a short break for the summer and won't hold meetings in June or July. Watch this space in the August newsletter for its next meeting date and title!

 

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New Release: The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

First line: I’ve a thief to thank for finding the one person I need to see before I die.

Summary: Elise Sontag, a 14-year-old girl from Iowa, has her life turned upside down when her father is arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer.  Her family is sent to an internment camp in Texas where she meets her best friend, a Japanese girl named Mariko.  They spend several months together before Elise’s family is deported to Germany.  In the hopes of keeping their friendship alive the two exchange letters but it is difficult with the ongoing war.  However, Elise keeps up hope that after the war ends she will be able to return to America and see her best friend again.

My thoughts: I cannot imagine how shocking it would be to have everything taken from you and being forced to live in basically a prison.  Then to be sent to a land that they had left or never lived in before,  especially with a war going on and cities are being heavily bombed.  I liked listening to her story as she navigates this foreign land in wartime.  She did not speak German which put her in a tight spot since the Germans were at war with America.  I highly recommend this to anyone who loves a story set during World War II.

Released: March 19, 2019

Check out our blog for more on this book and for other book reviews. 

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Some Girls by Jillian Lauren

First line: The Shah’s wife was unfaithful to him, so he cut off her head and summarily declared all women to be evil and thereby deserving of punishment.

Summary: Jillian Lauren was an 18-year-old NYU dropout when she heard about an opportunity to earn $20,000 by going to the country of Brunei as a guest of the billionaire prince, Jefri.  What starts out as a two-week trip ends up as an 18-month stay in the prince’s harem.

My thoughts: It is hard to wrap my head around Jillian’s choices.  Maybe it is due to living my life in Kansas.  However, her time in Brunei is fascinating.  The wealth and splendor of the rich is unbelievable.  If you have seen Crazy Rich Asians then you know what I am talking about.  She is given jewels, clothes and cash.  She went on a shopping spree that basically had no spending limit!  Even though she got lots of material possessions she never was happy.  It is an interesting look into another lifestyle.  I don’t completely understand it but I did find it a great read.

Released: April 27, 2010

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Warrior of the Wild
by Tricia Levenseller

First line: An ax swings for my head.

Summary: Rasmira has been training for years to be a warrior and gain her father’s approval.  On the day of her trial she is sabotaged and sentenced to banishment in the wild until she completes a task set by the council.  No one ever returns from the wild.  However, Rasmira is determined to finish her mission and take revenge on the people who caused her downfall.  But how do you kill a god?

My thoughts: Tricia Levenseller can write a really fun novel!  There is no big world building or complicated story lines.  It is straight to the point and loads of fun to read.  I immediately was hooked on Rasmira’s story.  I liked how tough she was.  I truly felt sorry for her when she is sent into the wild.  Everything that she thought she knew was destroyed.  I enjoyed her interactions and friendship with Iric and Soren.  They are destined to be friends but it takes a lot for Rasmira to accept them due to past prejudices.

Release date: Feb. 26, 2019

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