Effingham Community Library

06/02/2026

We are ready for tomorrow! Help us fill this room for our Summer Reading Program kickoff event! The fun starts tomorrow at 10:00, library opens at 9:30!

06/02/2026

Due to tomorrow's (6/3) Storytime Event with Karla Bauer starting at 10:00, the library will open at 9:30! We will have a raffle (free to enter for Summer Reading participants) after the event. We hope to see you here! The program is for kids age 0-5th grade, but all are welcome to attend and meet the award-winning author and muscian! There will be a meet and greet and there will be copies of her book, Be Still - a Mother's Lullaby", for sale! The fun starts at 10:00 at the library!

06/01/2026

One of our main themes for the Summer Reading Program is Dinosaurs! Who doesn’t love dinosaurs? We have stocked up on new books about our extinct friends! And if you look around the library, you might find a few Dinos hanging out!

05/30/2026

Wednesday June 3rd at 10:00! Help us kick off Summer Reading by attending Kansas City musician and author, Karla Bauer’s Storytime Event! Fun for ages 0-5th grade! Snacks and drinks will be provided.

05/29/2026

New arrivals for kids and teens at the library: we have the entire 6 books series of Minecraft Stonesword Saga! A must read for all Minecraft fans! We also have stories about curses, fortune tellers, exploration, cats, softball and of course, dinosaurs!

05/28/2026

Stop by the library to pick up your 2026 Kansas State Grange Coloring Contest coloring pages! Enter for a chance to win a $20 cash prize form Kansas State Grange! There are 4 age groups, 5-9, 10-13, 14-17 and 18+. Contest materials and rules can be found at https://www.kansasgrange.org/coloring-contest or stop by the library for more details. Contest runs June 1st to August 31st.

The contest begins on June 1, 2026 and ends on August 31, 2026. Entries must be submitted/postmarked by August 31, 2026. 

05/27/2026

Summer Reading has officially kicked off and next week we have our first in-house program! Wednesday June 3rd at 10:00 we will welcome KC musician and author Karla Bauer to the library. There will be a storytime, a sing-along and a whole lot of fun! This is a free event and is for ages 0-5th Grade!

05/25/2026

The Effingham Community Library will be closed Monday May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen tomorrow at 10:00am.

05/22/2026

The Amish Romance Birthday Series is a collaborative 12-book series where a different, bestselling Amish fiction author writes a story for each month of the year. The books center around birthdays, heartfelt romance, and the close-knit bonds of Amish communities. Authors include: Tracy Fredrychowski (book 1), Kelly Irvin (book 2), Mindy Steele (book 3), Rachel J. Good (book 4), Diana Craver (book 5), Ashley Emma (book 6), Adina Senft (book 7), Jennifer Beckstrand (book 8 ), Kathleen Fuller (book 9), Jennifer Spredemann (book 10), Susan Lantz (book 11) and Debra Torres (book 12). Books 1-5 are availble now, with the next books due out on the corresponding month of the characters birthday!

05/21/2026

We would like to thank all of you who donated to the library on Libray Giving Day! The online donations are in, and we received a total of over $1300! Wow! You guys are amazing! Thanks to Northeast Kansas Library System for the match on the online donations! What an awesome community! Again, thank you so much! This money will help with Summer Reading Programming, Adult Programming and collections!