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Hosting A Bar Crawl, What?

Bar Cookie Crawl

 

Who – Anyone from beginner to expert

What – Cookie Bar Contest

When – November 16-18- voting will end by 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 18. and the winner will be contacted.

Where – Oxford Public Library

How – Bring your recipe and bar cookie samples (20 – 2 inch sq.) to the library on the afternoon of Nov. 16 before 5:00 p.m. Patrons will vote anytime on Nov. 17-18.

Why – You will win a Dillons Gift Card and be named the best Bar Cookie baker in town! 

After School Story Time!

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Oxford Public Library will be starting a Story time for students after school.

If you would like your 1st-6th grader to attend this, you must sign them up at the library.

This activity will begin on September 19, 2022.

The students will be divided up according to grade level. You MUST sign your child up at the library by Friday, September 16. There will be a 10 student cap on each session. The sessions will run for 4 weeks. 

1st-3rd grade will meet on Mondays. 

4th-6th grade will meet on Tuesdays.

There are “Oceans of Possibilities” in July!

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During the month of July our “Oceans of Possibilities” will continue. If you would like to participate, here is what you need to do. 1. Read books about Sea Turtles. 2. Using information you have learned through our presenters, presentations and books you have read, use your creativity to make a project. Your project COULD be a diorama, story, drawing, … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.

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Thursday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m., we will have an amazing program at the Oxford Lion’s Club Building! This program is being brought to you through the Sedgwick County Zoo! Come out and support our last official program for the “Oceans of Possibilities” Summer Reading Program! There will be 2 drawings for each age group and a grand prize drawing … Continue reading →

****ATTENTION****

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Our Program scheduled for tomorrow with our Sea Turtle Expert, Darlene Duggan, has been changed from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. due to a rare happening! The team she works with will be excavating a Leatherback Sea Turtle nest. The Leatherback is one of the most rare sea trutles. They will BE connecting with us from the site, on the … Continue reading →

New Library Director

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The Oxford Public Library and the library board are proud to introduce Kay Gehring as the new director of Oxford Public Library. Kay has been a member of the Oxford community for many years. She just retired after 24 years of teaching in the Oxford school system.  Originally, Kay was a FACS teacher and later became a paraprofessional with the … Continue reading →

Books and Babies on June 1st

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Wednesday, June 1, is one extra meeting of the Books and Babies program at the library!   We hope you can come and join us! Books and Babies is  for parents and children ages 0-4!  The programs include singing, nursery rhymes, finger plays, story time, activity and snacks.  The program is on Wednesday mornings from 10-10:45. Sharon Hooker coordinates this program, … Continue reading →

Time to Renew? Still Relevant in 2022

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If you have received an email from the library saying your library card has expired or is about to expire, do not worry.  That is not what it seems.  We have a new automation system, which is automatically letting patrons know that it has been awhile since we have verified your contact information.  A push of a button and you … Continue reading →