The library is teaming up with local Premier Designs independent distributor Michelle Rediger to help both you and the new library look good!

Premier Designs is affordable high-fashion jewelry, and during our library fundraiser, 40 percent of your purchase will go toward furnishing the new library! We have catalogs available to look at at the library, and we’ll have a special jewelry open house on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library to see some jewelry in person.

Orders are accepted now through Sept. 18. Payment is due at the time of order and can be paid by cash, check or credit card.

El Cerrito graciously presented us with a check for $712.56 this afternoon – 15 percent of the profits from their sales for Monday through Thursday of this week.

El Cerrito had planned to give 10 percent, but because they saw such an increase in business from people talking about how they wanted to support the library, they upped it to 15 percent!

Thanks to everyone who went out and enjoyed a good meal there this week, and thanks to El Cerrito for giving to this exciting community endeavor!

Have you eaten at El Cerrito yet? Eat there through Thursday and the library gets 10 percent! It’s a tasty way to help us furnish the new library!

“Something Old, Something New,” the 2010-2011 Story Hour, will begin Sept. 8. The theme is centered around the library’s move to a new building this fall.

Story Hour is each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the library and is for children ages 3 to 6. Story Hour Teacher Darla Harms-Becker promotes an early love of reading through stories and activities.

For more information or to sign up, please contact the library at 620.327.4666 or hesstonpubliclibrary@gmail.com

Don’t forget the Summer Reading Program pool party from 6 to 8 p.m. this Saturday at the Hesston pool. This party is free and for all Summer Reading Program participants (not just those who met their reading goals).

Parents are invited and encouraged to attend!

Our Tupperware fundraiser is going on this week – stop by the library to see the great items available! You get great Tupperware products, and the library receives 40 percent of the proceeds, so it’s a win-win!

Stop on by the new library this Sunday to see how the project is moving along!

The doors of the new library, 300 N. Main, will be open from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday (July 11) for a public “Sneak Peek” at the facility. Everyone is invited. Please remember it is a construction zone, and children, bring your parents!

Come share it at the Community Talent Extraordinaire, a variety show for all ages at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at Hesston Mennonite Church.

Whether it’s music, comedy, drama, dance or any other family-friendly talent, we would love to have you! To be a part of this showcase, email novalatta@hotmail.com no later than July 12.

The variety show is sponsored by the library.

Attention Kids of All Ages: Dan Dan the Magic Man will be here next Thursday, July 8, for a special magic show!

The 40-minute show will feature magic, live animals and more, centered around our “Make a Splash – READ!” Summer Reading Program theme.

This event is co-sponsored by Hesston Recreation and Community Education and is open to all children, with no admission charge. Parents are encouraged and invited to attend.

Heads up, Percy Jackson fans – Rick Riordan is planning another series featuring Greek gods. If you want more information on what the bestselling author of the “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series is up to,  Yahoo! News has a story on it here. And just a note – we do have the first book in his “Kane Chronicles” series here at the library, as well as the Percy Jackson books and other favorites!