By Jody Suiter
Library Director
macksvillelibrary.com

Thanks to a $1,395 grant from the South Central Community Foundation there are three new comfy chairs to sit on in the Macksville City Library. Local memorabilia is now on display that celebrates Macksville, Kansas.

With grant funds, the library was able to purchase the new seating, a display case and new books to promote Kansas and Kansans, past and present.

The aim of the grant was to help make the library a welcoming, comfortable place to gather, while also promoting our town, our state, and local happenings.

The Summer Reading theme this year is: Adventure Begins at Your Library! Many of the books purchased will aid those looking for ADVENTURE this summer and year round. From Kansas: Off the Beaten Path to The Kansas Guidebook 2, patrons can find unique attractions and experiences without leaving the state.

Those interested in learning more about famous Kansans will find many new offerings, with books about Lynette Woodard, Amelia Earhart, Walter Chrysler, Charlie Parker, & Barry Sanders, to name a few. Macksville’s local fourth grade students borrowed many of the new books while researching for their Wax Museum.

Other books purchased with local ties include the 105 Meadowlark Reader series, a Kansas Journal of Creative Nonfiction curated by author and MHS graduate, Cheryl Unruh.

The South Central Community Foundation is a regional foundation that manages charitable funds for seven counties in South-Central Kansas.