A night of fossils with KU and local fossil hunters tonight

Fossil fish impressions from the Smoky Hills chalk in Kansas, fish skeletal remains and coprolites are all that remain of our state’s watery past.

See examples of fishy fossils and how such impressions occur with Eleanor Gardner from KU’s Natural History Museum at 6:30 p.m. today.

Local fossil hunters and enthusiasts Quentin and Jan Hancock will show examples from their personal collections, too. The library was also gifted some of their fossils which will be permanently housed here for viewing.

Annual costume exchange returns in October

Each year the library offers a Halloween costume exchange for all ages of children throughout the month of October. Starting tomorrow, you can drop off any clean, gently used costumes you’d like to rehome. Then check back to see what we have throughout the month, if you’d like a new costume. You can donate without taking anything, and you can also take a new outfit without donating. Drop off any costumes or accessories during open library hours at the front desk.

Outdoor family movies start this week

Join our children’s librarian, Katie, on the first two Friday nights of October for a family friendly movie outdoors!

Movies start at 7 p.m. and will be shown on our large outdoor screen. Bring blankets and chairs for seating, and then settle in for the new “Minions and Monsters” this Friday and the classic “Hocus Pocus” on Oct. 9.

Take a walking tour of Hubbel Hill Cemetery

Join us on a wandering tour of the older sections of Hubbel Hill Cemetery right here in Tonganoxie at noon Oct. 10.

Our guide, Dana Twidwell, is dedicated to the preservation and exploration of historical cemeteries. Twidwell will lead us through the cemetery, respectfully sharing stories along the way. We’ll also touch on some beginner techniques of headstone cleaning as well as dos and don’ts. We will meet at the cemetery for the program, not at the library.

— Kim Downing is assistant director/circulation coordinator at Tonganoxie Public Library. She can be reached at 913-845-3281 or kimd@tonganoxielibrary.org.