By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
February is National Library Lovers’ Month, and MJB Library is giving you plenty of reasons to love our library. Last Saturday, Guthrie Center Friends of the Library hosted their annual Trivia Night competition. Team Buzz Kill edged out Team Rolling with Mahomies (clearly, it was a rough weekend for all associated with Mahomes).
Youth Programming
The Guthrie County ISU Extension will be presenting an after school STEM program on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for elementary age youth. Preschool story hour continues each Friday, beginning at 10 a.m.
Adult Activities
Card making club will meet from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. All supplies are provided for the $5 fee. Cookbook club will be sampling recipes from Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert’s cookbook “Does This Taste Funny?”Individuals who would like to attend are encouraged to stop by the library to choose a recipe to share at the meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The Evening Book Club got off to a great start with 17 in attendance. The group has chosen the name Reads Well With Others for their book club moniker. The next meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. Stop by the library to check out a copy of “Part of Your World” by Abby Jimenez, which is our book to discuss.
We are the Champions! The Buzz Kills took the 2025 Trivia Night Championship. The Team consists of, front row: Jackie Willms, Kari Laughery Bradley, Kaylie Laughery, Shaun Finnegan and Karter Laughery. Back row, Payden Willms, Daine Needham and Kevin Laughery.
Pregame strategies are discussed.
Rolling with Mahomies came in second with the team of Mike Underwood, Cara Underwood, Brenda Rumelhart, Melia VanMeter, Jennifer Danker, Rod Rumelhart and Shaun Danker. Both of the top two teams donated their winnings back to the Friends of the Library.
The Range Goats team, AKA as the Hawkins family, looks frustrated that the quiz master guarded the questions so closely.
Practicing for our Jeopardy Appearance Team has mixed reviews about the team’s progress.
Library Director and Trivia Quiz Master Jerri Hawkins ran the trivia questions for the evening.
The Google Queens debate an answer.
Shaun Finnegan is all smiles as his team takes the lead.
Dinner, catered by Cabbage Rose, was served before the trivia contest.
Dinner was a great social time for everyone at Trivia Night.
Trivia night participants read and deliberate the questions before deciding on an answer.
Friends of the Library President Vicki Crannel presided over the beverages at Trivia Night.
The Brilliant Blasters relax after choosing their answer.
Kelly Bast of the Brilliant Blasters explains why he thinks his answer is the right one.