If you couldn't attend the kickoff events for National Novel Writing Month, download these handouts and link to awesome online resources to help you get started with your 50,000 words in 30 days novel writing experience.

This is the participant chat room for the National Novel Writing Month Topeka contingent. Learn more at http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1010169

Trivia Night @ your library is a popular program in which teams compete against each other in answering questions from various topics to win prizes. This family event is formatted so that all ages will enjoy participating. The event is designed so that teams will benefit from including older and...

Check out these great stories with chemistry in the plot of the book:

 The Franny K . Stein series by Jim Benton

The Lemonade Trick by Scott Corbett

The Phineas L. MacGuire series by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Ogre Downstairs by Dianne Wynne Jones

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle...

Learn how to take an ugly moldy gourd and turn it into a piece of art. Check out resources from the library on Gourd Art or visit these websites.