We’re thrilled to announce that Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library will be receiving a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit from the American Library Association and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. If you’ve been looking for ways to teach your kids that money doesn’t grow on trees, get ready! Stay tuned for our program calendar and for more information on how to check out our new Playaway Launchpad tablets. No internet connection required!
Too hot to play outside? It’s cool at the library, and we’re “Thinking Money.” Join us at Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library and play some of our brand-new games (and learn about saving, spending and budgeting in the process)!
Be among the first to check out one of our brand-new Playaway Launchpad tablets for kids! No internet required!
Exciting news for kiddos (and the grown-ups who love them)! Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library will soon have Playaway Launchpad tablets available for check out. These kid-friendly devices come pre-loaded with great financial education games like Making Moooolah, Pet Cents, and Piggy Bank Theater. No internet connection required. Come to Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library to take one home.
Our new Launchpad tablets come pre-loaded with games to teach kids about money — including concepts like earning, spending, sharing and budgeting. You can run a party-planning business in Penny Pinchers’ Party, budget for a furry friend in Pet Cents, snatch up coins in Currency Catchers, and much more! Take home a Launchpad tablet today. Available at the circulation desk.
Join us on June 1st from 11-2 for our Summer Reading Kick Off Party! We will have Kona Ice, Caricatures by Mark Daniels, Blow Ups from Ennis’ and sign up for summer reading. We have so many exciting events and activities planned this summer make sure you stop in and pick up a June calendar! Also on our website!
Join us at the Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library for an exciting afternoon of plotting your story! Here’s your chance to get started with the guidance of a veteran writer and affirmative editor, Alicia Rasley. We’ll start with your idea, and build out from there—explore the characters, organize the plot, outline dramatic events. It will be so much fun but come prepared to work also!
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 12:30 – 4:00 @ Urey Middle School Cafeteria
Join us at the Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library for our first ever Senior Resource Expo. Joining us will be all of the businesses listed above as well as Home Instead, Hanley and Sons Funeral Home, Marshall County Council on Aging, Walkerton Area Historical Society, Palmateer Family Medicine, and Walkerton Christian Community Food Pantry! Come find out what Resources are available in our area!
WALKERTON LINCOLN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT FOR SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARIES $10,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Disabilities on Accessibility for Walkerton Unity Garden
WALKERTON — The Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.
The competitive award comes with a $10,000 grant that will help the library with accessibility for all for the Walkerton Unity Garden
“We are so thankful for this amazing opportunity from ALA,” said Library Director Jennifer Cygert. “This grant will allow our library to get to know our residents with disabilities better. It will help us improve our services to ensure this population feels welcome and comfortable in our space.”
As part of the grant, Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work today. Staff will then host a conversation with residents about what needs to be done to provide accessibility to the Unity Garden and the Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library and use the grant funds to further that accessibility.
This initial thought for this grant is to provide a leveling out of the ground and sidewalks around all of the Unity Garden beds. This will allow the free healthy foods that are being grown in our garden and shared with the entire community to be accessible to everyone in the community.
If you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please contact Jennifer Kirman at 574-279-0177.
The Walkerton Unity Garden held it’s Third Annual Picnic & Plant this Saturday, May 5th from 11-1. Sidewalks were then installed a week and a half later. The Walkerton Unity Garden is really coming together. Stop by 406 Adams Street, Walkerton, Indiana to see our progress. This Saturday, June 1 we will be doing a Garden Clean Up from 8-? we have cement to clean up from the install and more to plant. Come out and help!
Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has re-imagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types have utilized free dialogue and deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff.
“Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL).”
THE WALKERTON-LINCOLN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSING ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND AT 3:00 PM AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD DUE TO THE IMPENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PLEASE STAY HOME AND STAY SAFE! ALL FINES WILL BE WAIVED DURING THESE TWO DAYS.
It is time for our Second Annual Meet the Candidates Night! This year we have two candidates for one seat on the Walkerton Town Council, Kyle Norris and Karol Jackson. Please join us on November 1, 2023 at 6:00 pm at the Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library! Hope to see many friendly faces. The format will be different from last year. The candidates will give a summary on themselves and then we will open the floor for questions from the audience.
The Walkerton Unity Garden will be holding it’s Second Annual Picnic & Plant this Saturday, May 20th from 11-1. Come enjoy a hotdog, chips, and a drink with us and help us plant the 8 beds that consist of numerous veggies and herbs. Don’t miss out! We’d love to have you. The Unity Garden is open to everyone wanting to share in fresh produce. If you are interested in helping out at the garden call Jennifer Cygert at the Walkerton Lincoln Township Public Library (574) 279-0177
