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Santa's Village joins community event: Christmas in the Park
Join us for this all-new community event at Madison Avenue Central Park! The fun includes Christmas-themed inflatables, several opportunities for pictures with Santa, crafts, carriage rides and more. For a full schedule of events for the day, please visit the Christmas in the Park event page on the library website, or the event listing on Facebook.
This event is free and open to the public. There are some activitie that require a fee (those are noted on the schedule). We hope to see you there!
Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible: Don Hattan Derby , Decarsky Foundation, Derby Community Foundation, BRG, Security First Title of Derby, El Paso Animal Hospital, Stress Busters Therapeutic Massage, Clellesha Martin, Drury Lane Bakery & Cafe, Jon Downing, Meritrust Credit Union
Christmas in the Park: 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 at
Madison Avenue Central Park
*There will be no parking at the park, so shuttles will run from Derby Middle School stadium parking lot10 a.m.-7:15 p.m.
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Only a few days left to donate for Derby's Operation Holiday!
Please help us make the holidays brighter for the families in our community by donating to Operation Holiday.
- Donate books in new or like-new condition for kids and teens age 0-18
- Hang mittens, hats or scarves for all ages on our mitten tree
- The library is also a donation for all other Operation Holiday items including food and toys. Click here to see a list of suggested donations.
Donations must be dropped off at the library by 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.
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Derby Historical Society presents . . .
A Christmas tree gala and bake sale! Enter the raffles for each donated Christmas tree — see a sneak peek of this year's library tree at left, designed by our staff member Maycie, who made most of the decorations! —and shop for delicious baked goods.
For more information or to purchase raffle tickets, please call Susan Swaney, 316-788-0539 or Jane Polk, 316-788-1797.
5-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Austin Room at Derby City Hall
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Goddard Public Library is joining the KanShare consortium Dec. 9
We are excited to announce that Goddard will be a part of the consortium as of Dec. 9. Having an additional library in the consortium means more materials are available, and you have one more library where you can use your KanShare member library card (Derby, Andover, Park City or Goddard) to check out or return materials.
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It's a Christmas jam! A ukulele jam, that is
 Calling Ukulele Players of all playing abilities!
Come to the library Tuesday, December 17 from 6:30-8 pm for the Holly Jolly Ukulele Jam. It will be a time of FUN, food, lots of music making and merriment. If you don’t have a ukulele, there will be a few available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis.
We will play some not-too-difficult holiday tunes and also some of the songs from the beginning ukulele classes. Come join the fun and you might go home with a brand new ukulele for Christmas. There will be a raffle at the end of the evening! Registration is not required, but is appreciated.
6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17 in the Community Room — Registration requested but not required. Refreshments will be served.
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Read & Watch:
Ready Player One
Pick up a copy of this new science fiction classic, read it, then join us to watch the movie and discuss the book and movie after a light lunch.
Registration is required. You can register online, at the front desk or by calling the library.
Noon-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19,
in the Community Room
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Follow the adventures of Jane and Peppermint this month!
Be sure to follow the library on Facebook and Instagram so you can keep up with Jane and Peppermint and their shenanigans throughout the holiday season.
Instagram: @derby_library
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derbylibrary/
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 'Winter Wonderland' comes to
High Wall Gallery Dec. 2
Get into the spirit of the season and enjoy beautiful winter photographs by three local photographers: Bill Fales, Steve Marler and Barney Tull. This exhibition will run through Jan. 28.
Looking for that special Christmas gift? Original art is an excellent option! Questions regarding the exhibition or purchase of art can be directed to Tami English at the Derby Public Library at 316-788-0760, or via email at tami@derbylibrary.com.
Image above is High Country Snow by Steve Marler
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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 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 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.
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- The last day of kids and teen programming is Dec. 13
- The winter-spring Youth Services brochure will be available Dec. 9
- Download and register now on the new app Beanstack (search Beanstack in the App Store or Google Play) and be ready for summer reading — you can track 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten using the app right now
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New release book review:
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
First line: By the time Alex managed to get the blood out of her good wool coat, it was too warm to wear it.
Summary: Galaxy “Alex” stern is a freshman at Yale who grew up in California. She dropped out of school, took drugs and lived with her drug dealing boyfriend, until one night everyone in her apartment is found dead except for her. She is approached during her hospital stay with the offer of a lifetime, a full-ride scholarship to Yale.
However, when she arrives at the prestigious college she learns that her role here is not just academic. Alex is now part of a society that is tasked with monitoring the activities of the university's secret societies. With her ability to see ghosts she is charged with helping keep the spirits and the rituals in order.
When a local girl is found murdered around the campus Alex believes that the societies may have something to do with it. As she continues to search for more clues to the mysterious death her she finds herself being attacked by the ghosts that walk the town of New Haven.
My thoughts: I have been looking forward to reading this book since I heard about it. I really enjoyed Barugo's young adult series. Bardugo is a master at world building and wit. I found it hard to put down.
My favorite parts were when Alex interacted with the ghosts. Some are listless but others can be malevolent. I hope that Bardugo gives us more of this in the upcoming books. Even though the main mystery was who killed Tara there is an underlying and more interesting mystery. What happened to Darlington?! Is he alive? Where did he go? Is he coming back? We get left with quite a cliffhanger so I really hope that the next book is not several years in the future!
Release date: Oct. 8, 2019
Ashley's rating:  
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Book review:
Master & Apprentice
by Claudia Gray
First line: Whoever wrote the Jedi code, thought Qui-Gon Jinn, never had to deal with the Hutts.
Summary: Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is sent on a mission with his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, to the planet of Pijal. Strange occurrences and threats on the life of the planet’s queen has necessitated their involvement. It seems to be an easy task. Keep the queen safe until the new treaty is signed but as distance grows between master and apprentice the mission appears to be in peril.
My thoughts: Claudia Gray is the best Star Wars author I have read. Her books are filled with action and give us a deeper look into the characters that we love so much. I liked this peek into the relationship between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon. There is only so much that can be covered in a movie so it is nice to have the books to supplement them. I highly recommend any of Gray’s Star Wars novels to fans who are looking for more as they prepare for the upcoming movie.
Release date: April 16, 2019
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New-release book review:
Mudlark
by Lara Maiklem
First line: It is hot and airless on the 7.42 from Greenwich to Cannon Street.
Summary: Mudlarker Lara Maiklem spends hours walking miles along the riverbank of the Thames in London. In her wanderings she finds little trinkets that give us a look into the English past. She has found items ranging from the Romans to modern day trash.
My thoughts: I absolutely devoured this book. I first heard about it on a podcast called Talking Tudors hosted by Natalie Grueninger. In one of her recent interviews she talked with Lara about her upcoming book and the Tudor-related finds she has discovered in the mud of the river. Immediately after listening to it, I had to find a copy to read.
I really enjoyed how the author laid out the book. She started at one end of the Thames and worked her way to the sea. As she described her finds she also delved into her past, experiences on the foreshore and other mudlarks and their finds. I loved learning about the items she found. I was constantly on the internet looking for pictures of these items and reading more history behind them. I am really jealous of the items she has in her curio cabinet. I am seriously thinking about getting a day pass to mudlark the next time I am in London. Or can I mudlark in Kansas?
Release date: Nov. 5, 2019
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