Library News

Bring your quilts in by Friday, September 17th for display during our annual quilt show.

Come in and sign your child ages infant-5 years old for Story Time

We are starting on September 1st.

Please use the Story Time link for dates.

Story Time

Website for submitting a Veteran’s photo and other information is: https://kansasveterans.doleinstitute.org

Our hours are:
Monday: 12:00-5:00
Tuesday: 9:00 – 4:30
Wednesday: 9:00 – 4:30
Thursday: 9:00 – 4:30
Friday: 9:00 – 12:00

What is it?

The State Library of Kansas works with Kansas libraries to provide digital library books for all residents, which includes downloadable audiobooks and eBooks. Most require a Kansas Library eCard for use. If you do not have a Kansas Library Card, come into the library and we will set one up for you.

First Time User?

 Please see our new user page for brief notes, or the Instructions & Devices page if you want to know which services work with your device.

eBooks (books read on screen)
cloudLibrary – bestsellers, larger publishers. Instructions
Enki Library – great variety, includes self-published. Instructions
Freading – no holds, large collection. Instructions

eAudiobooks (books listened to)
cloudlibrary  fiction & popular nonfiction for all ages. Instructions
Multi-use audiobooks – For books clubs
Youth Materials   These only contain books for youth, no adult materials.
BookFlix – storybooks with a nonfiction ebook. Instructions
Britannica E-STAX – nonfiction eBooks (PreK-grade 9), unlimited access. Instructions

Recommended Free Sites
Project Gutenberg – eBooks in the public domain.  Look here if you want a classic.  Read in browser or download to device.
Internet Archive – print books converted to eBooks that can be checked out with a free archive.org account.
LibriVox – audio version of books in the public domain, read by volunteer narrators.  Listen in browser or download.
Unite for Literacy – picture eBooks with audio. Audio can be played in several languages.

The State Library has audio books & E-Books you can access from your smart phone or tablet at home.
To find out more, go to https://kslib.info/128/Digital-Book-eLending.
To use these services you will need a Kansas Library E-Card.
If you do not have a card, please come into the library and we will set you up with one.

The Kansas State Library Card offers much more than audio books and E-Books. To find out more check out the page on our website or our link to the Kansas State Library.

Here are just a few of our beautiful quilts at the Morton County Library.
Come check them out.

We are providing a link to eBenefits, which is a Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense for veterans. You can apply for benefits, manage your information and medical information. Look for the eBenefits logo to your right under Informative Links and click on it to go to their webpage or click on the logo below.

 

Toni Bressler has been named the new director of the Morton County Library. Toni is a hometown girl who has returned to Elkhart after living in Lawrence,KS.  Toni worked as our Children’s Librarian for 14 years prior to moving to Lawrence.  She worked at KU Libraries the last 10 years.  She has a lot of knowledge & enthusiasm that is contagious. We are happy to welcome Toni to her new position.

We will greatly miss Virginia Johnson who has been an outstanding leader for our library for 35 years and we wish her well in her retirement.