[3] Fans of reggae music in Kansas City know the name "Sista G" like their favorite Royals player or barbecue joint. She's the host of KKFI 90.1 FM's Sunset Reggae [4] - at 16 years and change, the city's longest-running reggae radio show. But what many fans of her Sunday-night show don't realize is that when she's not spinning cool island sounds, this Sista is working with teens at the Southeast Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.
[6] "Library books lead many lives," says Kevin Craig. As a Library volunteer in the Collection Maintenance department, he would know. He sorts countless books, shelving and reshelving, shuffling in new purchases, finding misplaced volumes, and plucking out worn-out ones for the Friends of the Library book sales. Without workers like Craig, the Library couldn't function.
[8] LeVar Burton – yes, the LeVar Burton – paid a special visit to our Central Children’s Library this past Friday to read to a group of kids from the Derrick Thomas Academy. It was like an episode of Reading Rainbow come to life. But you don’t have to take our word for it! Follow the “Read More” link to see a video of LeVar in the Library with friends, including local author and musician Shane Evans [9].
[11] Known to generations of book lovers as the host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton is coming to the Kansas City Public Library. And we’re offering our followers on Twitter [12] and fans on Facebook [13] the opportunity to meet him in person! Find out how you can enter our contest for a chance to visit with the Emmy-winning actor and director simply by sharing your love of reading.
[15] Sometimes at the Library, our best ideas come from patrons. When I.H. Ruiz Branch regular Keishla Collins saw a need for more programs for teenage girls, she spoke up. Now every month, a group of around 20 girls and women meet to talk about books and take part in fun, beneficial activities. But stay back, fellas - this here's the Girls' Night Out [16] Book Group.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC%20Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/know-your-librarians-gabi-otto
[4] http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=ys8attcab&et=1104744275801&s=25069&e=001UdJsqwCjpkRnojEcmYO1HTaZnhTfMo-JdArwB1a525nZOFq7oMWoaCt9h57DBCgg30PUJheV66pvsogginQiRVlSe_NBaxiggiwOJl7esPioIR7YTo6mVoNaRz_wLFqkY7U-4i0s6_o=
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/know-your-librarians-gabi-otto#comments
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/portrait-volunteer-kevin-craig
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/portrait-volunteer-kevin-craig#comments
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/video-levar-burton-brings-joy-reading-kc-library
[9] http://www.shaneevans.com/
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12313#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/tweeting-rainbow-meet-levar-burton-kansas-city-public-library-facebook-and-twitter-contest
[12] http://twitter.com/kcpublibrary
[13] http://www.facebook.com/kclibrary
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/tweeting-rainbow-meet-levar-burton-kansas-city-public-library-facebook-and-twitter-contest#comments
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/its-more-book-group-its-girls-night-out
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/book-clubs/girls-night-out
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/12174#comment-form
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=25
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=22
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=23
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=24
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=27
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=28
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=29
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=30
[27] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10501?page=32
