Newton Public Library

06/02/2026

Dash Robots Summer Camp with Harvey County K-State Extension (3 day teen workshop) is next week for ages 10-18.

STEM with coding, programming, and robotics! We will learn and work with programming and coding to complete various courses and tasks with Dash. Dash is a quirky little robot with many surprising talents. We will have several Dash Robots along with tablets for youth to work in pairs to compete against other teams to complete challenges. The Dash Robots program will be led by Marcia Oden, Harvey County 4-H Program Assistant.

Each session is an hour long. Registration required via NPL and the K-State Extension Harvey County (link below). Participants are required to register for each event.
https://newtonplks.libcal.com/event/16652508

06/01/2026

It's the first week of Summer Reading and we are starting it with a bang!
Later today at 2 PM we have our Teen Summer Kick-Off Event where teens are invited to play dinosaur trivia with our teen librarian and watch a movie after. It is the first week of Summer StoryTime with our children's librarian, Sara. For adults, we have Heartland Utopia: William Allen White on the Ideal Midwestern Town this Wednesday at 6:30 PM.

And so much more! If you would like to check out our full calendar, click the link here:
https://newtonplks.libcal.com/event/16636449

05/30/2026

If you did not see our quick live yesterday, we have Bucket Golf now in our 'library of things' collection. This yard game is available for a one week check out on an adult card. It comes with three right handed golf clubs and one left handed!

05/29/2026

"Dinosaur Chalk Fest" Kick-Off Party!
Saturday, May 30th, 10-11:30 AM
Athletic Park at 5th Street & Park Place

Join us for a fossil dig, chalk art, story walk & more! Water play begins at 11 AM in the municipal pool parking lot when
Newton Fire/EMS arrives.
Best suited for ages 2-10, with caregivers.

* In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled. Please check NPL's page
for weather related announcements on Saturday morning.*

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

The Newton Public Library has SIX adult book clubs that meet once a month now! Try them out! Registration is not required. We have the books available for checkout here at the library.

Here's what we're planning to read and discuss in the month of June:
-Prime Suspects (our mystery/thriller focused book club) will be discussing "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton on Wednesday, June 3 at 5 PM.
-Nonfiction book club will be discussing "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 PM.
-Cozy Crimes (our cozy mystery focused book club) will be discussing "Track the Cat" by Nevada Barr on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 PM.
-Boundless Bookworms (our general fiction focused book club) will be discussing "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer on Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 PM.
-Sugar & Spice (our romance focused book club) will be discussing "Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller on Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 PM.
-The Breakfast Book Club (another general fiction focused book club) will be discussing "Standing in the Rainbow" by Fannie Flagg on Saturday, June 27 at 9:30 AM.

05/27/2026

Every Wednesday from 2:30-4:30 PM in the month of June our teen librarian, Maggie, will be hosting Summer Free Play for ages 10-18. Each Wednesday will be a a random activity, no registration required.

Next Wednesday's activity will be "DINO SIZED." Teens will go outside and, under the shaded patio of the library, will use chalk to guess, then draw the ACTUAL size of dinosaurs. We'll compare how big dinosaurs are to our current height, how fun? Afterwards, teens can play the Nintendo Switch on a large projector screen. Snacks included!

05/26/2026

Join us for a photo talk with Jeff Heidel! The program starts at 7 PM.

05/26/2026

Teen Summer Reading Kick Off Event:
🦖 Dinosaur Trivia & Watch A Movie 🦖

Dinosaur enthusiasts, assemble! Teens aged 10-18, join our awesome teen librarian next Monday (6/1) at 2 PM for a dino-mite trivia contest that will put your knowledge of the prehistoric era to the test! Afterward, stick around to enjoy a movie featuring our dinosaur friends, complete with FREE movie theater popcorn to munch on!

05/25/2026

Newton Public Library is CLOSED today (5/25) in observance of Memorial Day. We will open again at regular hours tomorrow (5/26) from 9AM - 8PM.