Kyra R. Croninger is a local author and artist. She has been to the past two local author days held in early August at the Wichita Public Library. She is the author of The Parallel.
I recently experienced the AV Studio that is available at the Wichita Public Library. It is available for anyone with a full access library card who is 14 years or older. The AV Studio can be checked out for a maximum of three hours a day and the computer runs Windows 10. I really enjoyed seeing all the fun technology that is available...
Do you want a book that's unpredictable, comforting, entertaining, historical, and has depth all at the same time? The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is an amazing book set in Munich, Germany in a poor neighborhood on Himmel Street during World War II. It's about morality, love, death and a young girl named Liesel Meminger.
The Hunger Games is an amazing book by Suzanne Collins. It follows Katniss Everdeen through her journey, and her story starts in her home of District Twelve of Panem. Eventually, she goes into the Hunger Games, a deadly competition where 24 children – 12 boys and 12 girls (1 boy and 1 girl from each of the 12 districts of Panem) – battle to the death. The winner of the...
Warning! Spoilers Ahead and a Team Conrad Writer.
You'll probably do some reading this summer, so you might as well win prizes for it! Stop by any Library location and register for Teens Read this summer. ...
Banned Books Week is September 18-24, and its purpose is to celebrate our freedom to read. This week is to show that books shouldn’t be censored and reading brings us together, while censorship divides us. Here are some of the events sponsored by the Wichita Public Library that I think w...
Want to polish up your resume or just make a few new friends? Plan to come to our second Teen Advisory Board info session for teens in middle and high school on Saturday, August 20, from 4-5 p.m.
We'll talk about our expectations for participation, as well as some great volunteer opportunities that are being planned for this fall. We also want your feedback on library activities...
Sometimes I enjoy listening to my book instead of reading it. Audiobooks allow me to do other things like chores or homework (or sometimes nothing) while listening to a new book. The audio format really allows for more things, like emotions in the voices, and different voices for each person.
If you love audiobooks, you may like podcasts. I've been listening to podcasts ever sin...
Are you interested in bullet journaling but don't know where to start? You have come to the right place! In this blog post, I will discuss five ways to get started with bullet journaling to lead to an enjoyable experience!
Remember the Black Lives Matter protests back in 2020? For me, that was the first protest and movement that I actively paid attention to. Around this time I was in 8th grade and as a group assignment, we chose to read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
Goodbye, 2021! Hello, 2022! Are you ready to start the New Year with some awesome books? Stay inside during the cold and get lost in these books:
Want to keep up with the most anticipated teen books coming out this month? This post is the very first in our new series at the Wichita Public Library to help you discover the newest titles to hit the shelves. And who doesn't love new books? Keep these on your TBR list for December:
Have you ever wondered how books get selected for purchase at a library?
At Wichita Public Library, books are purchased by the selectors. WPL has an Adult Fiction Selector, Adult Nonfiction Selector, and a Youth Materials Selector. It's important to know that libraries have to pay for the books they purchase for their customers to borrow. (Wouldn't it be nice if lib...
It wasn't that long ago you were back to school, and suddenly it's the middle of October. Need something outside school to occupy your time through the end of 2021? The Wichita Public Library has a few options you might enjoy.
Have you ever wanted to start an art hobby, but felt discouraged to do so because you think you do not have any "art skills?" Or you do not even know where to start to have an art hobby? In this blog post, I will be sharing five tips with resources from my experience of doing art as a hobby and what I wished I knew when I started making art.
Want a few more rainbows on your reading shelf? Take a look at these teen stories with LGBTQ+ authors and characters.
Hello and welcome to our Learning Circle for Fiction Writing for Teens! You should be a teen ages 12-18 and wanting to learn more about writing fiction. Perhaps you've already written your own novel, or maybe you're a beginner tackling your first short story. All are welcome! You should also be willing to share your writing experiences, tips for other writers, and maybe even your writ...
