Dexter, Missouri – Who knew these folks could sing!!!! The Keller Public Library continued this week with the series of “Every Hero Has a Story”. This week included musical entertainment with our city officials and other local heroes.
This week’s presentation consisted of Fire Chief Don Seymore, Engineer Darryl Orr, Mayor Joe Weber, City Administrator Mark Stidham, Police Officer Lori O’Dell, Mary Ann Taylor, National Guard veterans Charles Cooper and Laura Cooper, and storyteller Kim Cook.
The Hero series continues each Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. until July 15th. On June 24th, live animals from Animal Tales will be on hand to present “Animal Avengers”. Should be an exciting story hour at Keller Public Library!!
Here are the Summer Reading Program dates for July and upcoming events the Library will host!
Summer Reading Program:
11:00 July 1 - "Super Magic Super Hero" with Super Reading Magician Marty Hahne
11:00 July 8 - "Heroes of the Wild!" - Agent Mark Reed, Missouri Department of Conservation
11:00 July 15 - "The Hero in You!" - Crafts and Ice Cream Sundaes
July 14 - 5:00 - 6:30 Chamber Business After Hours at the Keller Public Library
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Dexter, Missouri – Keller Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is well under way with a record crowd in attendance on Wednesday, June 10th. More than 120 children and seventy-four adults were on hand to hear special guest, Kim Cook, read “New York’s Bravest” keeping with the summer reading theme of “Every Hero Has a Story”.
The Dexter Fire Department made an appearance as “Heroes to the Rescue!” Fire Chief Don Seymore, along with Asst. Chief Dave Rowe, and Firefighter Todd O’Dell invited the children outside after the inside program to see the big red ladder firetruck.
Children were invited to dress in their favorite hero costume as well as enjoy a run through the spray of water that came from the aerial ladder on the firetruck.
Several photos can bee seen on the ShowMe Times Facebook page under the Album, Keller Library Summer Reading Program June 10, 2015.
On Wednesday, June 17th beginning at 11:00 a.m. “The Heroes Around Us” will be the theme for this week’s program.
The book, "New York's Bravest" is available at the Keller Public Library along with many other books about firefighters. Here is a short paragraph about the book.
"In the 1840s, there was a real volunteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whose bravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began being performed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years his strength and heroics took on larger-than-life proportions, much like those of Paul Bunyan. Mary Pope Osborne has honed down the legends about him to a brief, dramatic, sometimes comical, but ultimately moving text of picture book length. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher’s stunning paintings capture this 8-foot-tall superhero rushing into burning buildings, saving babies and bankers, and wolfing down the feasts bestowed upon him by the grateful citizens of old New York–until the one big hotel fire after which he was never seen again. The author has included a historical note about the origins of this tall tale, and the book is dedicated to the 343 New York City firefighters who gave their lives to save others on September 11, 2001."
Below is a list of their upcoming events and meetings:
11:00 Wednesday, June 10 -"Heroes to the Rescue!" - Dexter Fire Department
11:00 Wednesday, June 17 - "The Heroes Around Us!"
11:00 Wednesday, June 24 - "Animal Avengers !" - Live Animals from Animal Tales
11:00 July 1 - "Super Magic Super Hero" with Super Reading Magician Marty Hahne
11:00 July 8 - "Heroes of the Wild!" - Agent Mark Reed, Missouri Department of Conservation
11:00 July 15 - "The Hero in You!" - Crafts and Ice Cream Sundaes
Keller Public Library Board of Directors meeting - Thursday, June 25, 5:15 P.M. - Library Community Room
Keller Public Library Board of Directors meeting - Thursday, July 30, 5:15 P.M. - Library Community Room
Keller Public Library Board of Directors meeting - Thursday, August 27, 5:15 - Library Community Room
July 14 - 5:00 - 6:30 Chamber Business After Hours at the Keller Public Library "Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library"
