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BETWEEN THE PAGES
Plattsmouth Public Library, 401 Ave A, Plattsmouth, NE 68048
Phone 402-296-4154 Fax 402-296-4712
Volume 22 Issue 1 January 2022
Hot Off the Press!
It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since the library
par cipated in the Library Innova on Studio Project, from November
2017 to March 2018. A wide variety of makerspace equipment,
including a 3D printer, CNC router, vinyl cu/er, heat press,
embroidery machine, robo cs, and more were provided. With the
laser cu/er proving to be the most popular, the library raised funds
and installed the laser cu/er in January 2019.
When the Innova on Studio Project concluded in November 2021, the
equipment that travelled around the state was made available to
libraries which had par cipated in the four-year project. Pla/smouth
Public Library staff were thrilled when they were no fied that they
would be receiving their first choice of equipment, the heat press and
accompanying mug press! To their surprise, they also received about
18 bins of materials that could be used on the heat press and mug
press, including hundreds of shirts for children and adults, aprons,
cloth bags, mouse pads, glass les, aluminum signs, coasters, and
much more.
The library is now taking reserva ons for people who want to go
through the 20-30 minute training on the heat press and mug press.
During training, you will be able to create your own design or use a
sample design provided by the library. You can print one mug and one
other item (shirt, mousepad, or any other material) for free. Beyond
that, items cost anywhere from 25 cents to $4.
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Reading through 2021
It has been quite a year, but every year that we can make time for reading is a good one.
Below are lists of materials that circulated 10 times or more in 2021.
VOX Books Adult Fic>on
Author Title YTD Author Title YTD
Dean, James Pete the cat and his magic sunglasses 14 Dave, Laura. The last thing he told me 16
Murguia, Bethanie Do you believe in unicorns? 14 Baldacci, David. Daylight 15
Dean, Kim Pete the Ki;y and the groovy playdate 13 Hannah, Kris>n. The four winds 14
John, Jory. That's what dinosaurs do 12 Box, C. J. Dark sky : a Joe Picke; novel 13
Tuma, Refe. What the dinosaurs did last night 12 Roberts, Nora. Legacy 13
Vogel, Vin A home for Leo 12 Sandford, John. Ocean prey 13
Gaiman, Neil. Cinnamon 11 Sparks, Nicholas. The return 12
Kuefler, Joseph Rulers of the playground 11 Steel, Danielle. Neighbors : a novel 12
McMullan, Kate. As warm as the sun 11 Baldacci, David. A gambling man 11
Parsley, Elise. If you ever want to bring an alligator to school, don't! 11 Evanovich, Janet. The bounty : Fox and O'Hare 11
Patche;, Ann. Escape goat 11 Evanovich, Janet. Fortune and glory : 27 11
Barclay, Eric. Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep 10 Grisham, John. Sooley : a novel 11
Santat, Dan The adventures of Beekle : the unimaginary friend 10 Jance, Judith A. Unfinished business 11
Verdick, Elizabeth. Bike & Trike 10 Michaels, Fern. Bi;er pill 11
Pa;erson, James The Palm Beach murders 11
Sandford, John Ocean prey 11
Easy Readers Woods, Stuart. Double Jeopardy 11
Author Title YTD Aus>n, Lynn N. Chasing shadows 10
Disney Frozen 5-minute stories. 13 Barclay, Linwood. Find you first : a novel 10
Aarts, Esther. Look, there's a tractor! 10 Jackson, Lisa. The third grave 10
Jance, Judith A. Missing and endangered 10
Deneux, Xavier. Numbers 10
Pa;erson, James. 21st birthday 10
Horowitz, Dave. Twenty-six princesses 10
Weiner, Jennifer. That summer : a novel 10
Patricelli, Leslie. Po;y 10
Marvel 5-minute Marvel stories. 10
Juvenile Videos Juvenile Fic>on
Call # Title YTD Call # Title YTD
J Video PAW PAW Patrol. Mission paw. 12 Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a wimpy kid : hard luck 11
J Video BARNEY The best of Barney 11 Amos, John. A world without color 10
J Video BABY Baby Galileo discovering the sky 10 Bruel, Nick. Bad Ki;y. Camp daze 10
J Video PAW PAW patrol. The great pirate rescue! 10
J Video RIO Rio 2 10 Ellio;, Rebec- Eva's treetop fes>val 10
J Video SCOOBYDOO The sword and the Scoob 10
J Video SCOOBYDOO Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! 10 Kinney, Jeff. Rowley Jefferson's awesome friendly 10
Videos
Title YTD Title YTD Title YTD
Death in paradise. Season one 20 Hotel Transylvania 2 11 Jurassic world 10
Death in paradise. Season two 20 Mortal Kombat 11 Luca 10
The Croods : a new age 17 Mulan 11 The meg 10
Yellowstone. Season 1. 16 Sonic the Hedgehog 11 Midsomer murders. Series 21 10
Godzilla vs. Kong 14 All creatures great & small. series 1 collec>on 10 Midsomer murders. Series 15 10
Wonder Woman 1984 14 Dream horse 10 Minari 10
Death in paradise. Season three 13 Fatale 10 Nobody 10
Tombstone 13 Ferdinand 10 Our friend 10
Yellowstone. Season three 13 Ghostbusters 2. 10 Peter Rabbit 10
Raya and the last dragon 12 Greenland 10 Planet 51 10
The war with Grandpa 12 Harry Po;er and the Order of the Phoenix 10 Senior moment 10
Death in paradise. Season nine 11 Hotel Transylvania 10 Spider-Man. Far from home 10
The emoji movie 11 It. Chapter two 10 Vera 10
Hobbs & Shaw 11 John Wick. Chapter 3, Parabellum 10 Vera. Set 9 10
Fatman 11 Jumanji : the next level 10Page 3 NEW Between the Pages NEW January 2022
New Items
Fic>on The correspondents by Mackrell, Judith
As the wicked watch by Hall, Tamron The defense lawyer by Pa/erson, James
The Big Kahuna by Evanovich, Janet DIY hydroponic gardens by Baras, Tyler
The book of lost names by Harmel, Kris n Fix it with food : every meal easy by Symon,
Criminal mischief by Woods, Stuart Michael
The devil's sea by Cussler, Dirk How to sous vide by Shumski, Daniel
Do I know you? by Strohmeyer, Sarah Hydroponics by Jacobson, Andy
Ghosts by Alderton, Dolly The intelligent investor by Graham, Benjamin
The Hawthorne School by Perry, Sylvie The magnificent book of dragons by Caldwell,
A li/le hope by Joella, Ethan S. A.
My darling husband by Belle, Kimberly The O. Henry short story collec on by Henry,
The postmistress of Paris by Clayton, Meg O.
Waite Principles for dealing with the changing world
Pre/y li/le wife by Kane, Darby order by Dalio, Ray
The pursuit by Evanovich, Janet The real Anthony Fauci by Kennedy, Robert
The replacement wife by Kane, Darby Francis
The sentence by Erdrich, Louise A thousand mes you lose your treasure by
The surrogate by Halleen, Toni Nguyen, Hoa
True crime story by Knox, Joseph Will by Smith, Will
Unsafe haven by Burde/e, Lucy
Well met by DeLuca, Jen Non-Fic>on Audiobook
Well played by DeLuca, Jen Going there by Couric, Ka e
Large Print Teen Fic>on
As the wicked watch by Hall, Tamron All these bodies by Blake, Kendare
Autopsy : a Scarpe/a novel by Cornwell, Any sign of life by Carson, Rae
Patricia Daniels Bluebird by Cameron, Sharon
Do I know you? of suspense by Strohmeyer, The cheerleaders by Thomas, Kara
Sarah A court of mist and fury by Maas, Sarah J.
Flying angels by Steel, Danielle Hun ng by stars by Dimaline, Cherie
Game on : temp ng twenty-eight by The murder game by Doyle, Carrie
Evanovich, Janet Run, hide, fight back by Henry, April
The matzah ball by Meltzer, Jean Tell me when you feel something by Grant,
The Paris detec ve by Pa/erson, James Vicki
The postmistress of Paris by Clayton, Meg That weekend by Thomas, Kara
Waite Tower of dawn by Maas, Sarah J
When all the girls are sleeping by Arsenault,
Audiobooks Emily
All her li/le secrets by Morris, Wanda M. You'd be home now by Glasgow, Kathleen
As the wicked watch by Hall, Tamron
Autopsy by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels Teen Graphic Novel
The collec ve by Gaylin, Alison Can't stop cursing you. Vol. 1 by Koba, Kensuke
Crooked in his ways by Goodwin, S. M. Can't Stop Cursing You, Vol. 2. by Koba,
Gone for good by SchaIausen, Joanna Kensuke
The hidden child by Fein, Louise The dollhouse family by Carey, M. R.
Mercy by Baldacci, David Dune : the graphic novel. Book 1 by Herbert,
No one will miss her by Rosenfield, Kat Brian
Sleeping bear : a thriller by Sullivan, Connor Haikyu!! Volume 2, The view from the top by
Furudate, Haruichi
Non-Fic>on Heartless prince by Dragoon, Leigh
ADHD 2.0 by Hallowell, Edward M Marvel zombies. by Kirkman, Robert
Cheryl Day's treasury of Southern baking by
Day, Cheryl
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New Items...Con nued from page 3.
Video I want to be an engineer by Driscoll, Laura
Call the midwife. Season ten. If you ever meet a skeleton by Evans,
Come true Rebecca
Dear Evan Hansen If you give a pig a party by Numeroff, Laura
Grantchester. The complete sixth season Joffe
Jungle cruise If you want to knit some mi/ens by Salas,
The Mitchells vs. the machines Laura Purdie
Murdoch mysteries. Seasons 9-14 Interrup ng Chicken : cookies for breakfast
Resident evil : the complete collec on by Stein, David Ezra
The ride It could be worse by Tsarfa , Einat
Ron's gone wrong A kid is a kid is a kid by O'Leary, Sara
The SpongeBob movie : sponge on the run Lego Ninjago 5-minute stories
The longest storm by Yaccarino, Dan
Tech Toys Love is everything by Ghigna, Charles
Botley the coding robot ac vity set. Mindful Mr. Sloth by Hudson, Katy
Dash. Moose's book bus by Moore, Inga
Gravity maze. Motor Mouse & Valen no by Rylant,
Harry Po/er coding kit Cynthia
I/y Bi/y Buggy Off-limits by Yoon, Helen
Makey Makey The old man and the penguin by Abery,
MYNT 3D Pro prin ng pen Julie
Tacto laser Only my dog knows I pick my nose by
Tarshis, Lauren
Board Books Over and under the canyon by Messner, Kate
Bear & mouse : rise and shine by Edwards, Pirate stew by Gaiman, Neil
Nicola The pirates are coming! by Condon, John
Bear & mouse : me for bed by Edwards, Red by Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
Nicola Santa in the city by Jackson, Tiffany D.
Circle under berry by Higgins, Carter Santa Jaws by Heos, Bridget
Cookie truck by Wright, Caroline Sheepish : (wolf under cover) by Yoon,
Football baby by Adams, Diane Helen
Kisses, kisses, head to toe! by Katz, Karen Shine like a unicorn by Johannes, Shelli R.
Octopants by Senior, Suzy Sweater weather by Phelan, Ma/
Rocket's leaf pile by Hills, Tad The ny star by Fox, Mem
Who needs a hug? by Hacohen, Dean Too crowded by Podesta, Lena
You are home by Porter, MacKenzie Uni the unicorn in the real world by
Rosenthal, Paris
Easy A unicorn named Sparkle and the perfect
Amos McGee misses the bus by Stead, valen ne by Young, Amy
Philip Chris an Valen ne's Day ji/ers by Danneberg, Julie
A Christmas too big by Madden, Colleen The Welcome Chair by Wells, Rosemary
Construc on site : road crew, coming What can you do with a rock? by Miller, Pat
through! by Rinker, Sherri Duskey Zietlow
Dancing with daddy by Schulte, Anitra What is love? by Barne/, Mac
Rowe When I wake up by Fishman, Seth
A day for rememberin' by Henderson,
Leah Adopt-a-Book
Dogs love cars by Schubert, Leda Criminal mischief by Woods, Stuart
Good knight, Mustache Baby by Heos, Do I know you by Strohmeyer, Sarah
Bridget My darling husband by Belle, Kimberly
Good night, good night by Boynton, Sandra The replacement wife by Kane, Darby
How to catch a leprechaun by Wallace,
Adam A complete list of new titles can be found on our web-
How to catch an elf by Wallace, Adam site, www.plattsmouthlibrary.org, under New Titles.Page 5 Between the Pages January 2022
Benton Kinkead’s Story
Part 2 – The Family in Plattsmouth
By Harlan Seyfer
Historian, Historic Downtown Plattsmouth Association
On October 30 last year (2021), Benton Kinkead was
buried with full honors in Pla/smouth’s Oak Hill
Cemetery. In November, we described Benton Kinkead’s
experiences in the Civil War. He exaggerated his age to
enlist in the 77th Ohio Infantry, fought in the Ba/le of
Shiloh, and was wounded and captured in Arkansas. Held
prisoner, he was eventually released in an exchange of
wounded POWs and was honorably discharged.
The 1870 census found Benton living in Vinton County,
Ohio, a bachelor and working as a house painter. That
changed a year later, when he and Cynthia Ann Vest were
married. They set up their home in the village of Zaleski,
Ohio, popula on 690 souls in 1870, where Ralph, their
first child, was born in 1873.
During the summer of 1876, Benton travelled to
Pla/smouth, perhaps on the recommenda on of John
Vest, a distant rela ve of Cynthia, who was living a short
distance across the Missouri River in Mills County. In the
autumn, aOer finding a suitable home for his family, he
sent for Cynthia and the kids. Daughter Laura had been
born in Zaleski just that August, so it was probably in
September that the Kinkeads were reunited.
The 1880 census located the Kinkead family on north 11th
Street in Pla/smouth. Also that year, their youngest child
Marie/a – everyone called her E/a – was born. By 1882,
Benton’s house pain ng business in growing Pla/smouth
Ralph, Etta and Laura ca. 1882
was thriving, and he bought two lots on the southeast
corner of 10th and Fulton Streets (Fulton is now 11th Courtesy Kathy Kinkead
Avenue). The family would call this home for the next
thirty years.
Benton’s younger brother Selwin and his family joined Benton in Pla/smouth during 1883. The two brothers went into
business together, according to their ad in the Plasmouth Daily Herald, as “painters & decorators, kalsomining [white
washing], paper hanging and fine graining [smoothing rough surfaces].”
Although never running for office, Benton was ac ve in local civic affairs. In the 1880s and ‘90s, he represented the Second
Ward in Cass County and Pla/smouth Democra c party caucuses and served as Second Ward clerk and registrar in several
elec ons.
When Post #45 of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was formed in Pla/smouth in early 1880, Benton was one of the first
to join, if not a charter member. The GAR, an organiza on of Union veterans, was the precursor to the American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars. As an 1880 member, Benton may have a/ended Nebraska’s first reunion of GAR members in
Central City that September, when over 15,000 Nebraska Union vets and their families gathered.
Benton had one peculiar “hobby” (if you will) in that he wrote tes monial le/ers, which were published, for example, in the
Plasmouth Evening News:
Benton Kinkead stated that in twenty-four hours aOer the first treatment [of Dr. Disbrow’s
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treatment] he had no desire whatever for liquor or tobacco, both of which he had been using quite
generously for years. He said he had tried several mes to quit drinking, but had failed each me.
There seemed to be no ques on in his mind but that he is cured. ...
(However, let the record show that Benton’s family life and business success tes fy that he was never an
accomplished imbiber.)
And he wrote of Professor C. E. Blair’s Osteo-Magne c treatment (apparently a mild electric shock):
During the past summer I was a/acked with a very severe case of scia c rheuma sm. My suffering was
beyond any language to describe … I had about given up in despair, when my friend persuaded me to
try your Osteo-Magne c treatment. …in two weeks I was en rely cured. I took my last treatment in
September, and I have been working at my trade (painter) almost constantly ever since …
As me wore on, the children grew into adulthood and began to go their separate ways. Ralph (b. 1873) dropped out of
Ralph ca. 1892; E/a PHS Gradua on in 1898; Schoolteacher Laura ca. 1910
Courtesy Kathy Kinkead
Pla/smouth High School and took a job as a driver for the local express companies. Perhaps following the lead of his father, he
a/empted to enter poli cs in 1895 by seeking the nomina on for County Assessor – but unsuccessfully. Some me aOer that,
Ralph moved to Nebraska City where he went to work for Fred Kuwitzky, a successful tailor. In 1903, he moved back to
Pla/smouth, where he set up his own tailoring business.
In 1894, Laura (b. 1876) was among the five girls who made up the Pla/smouth High School gradua ng class. The following
year, she returned to Pla/smouth as a teacher in the Central Building on Main Street. Laura was steadily promoted un l 1904,
when she resigned to accept a teaching posi on in Lincoln. She would remain with the Lincoln School System un l 1910.
The Kinkeads’ youngest, Marie/a (b. 1880) was an 1898 Pla/smouth High School graduate. A well-liked girl, everyone called
her E/a. In 1905, she moved to Stanton, Nebraska, where she joined a law firm as a stenographer and typist. “The young lady
comes to Stanton with splendid recommenda ons and is a competent stenographer,” the Stanton newspaper enthused. E/a
kept in touch with her family; both the Stanton and Pla/smouth newspapers recorded frequent family visits in both direc ons.
E/a had a talent as an ar st, and it was this interest in art – and awards received at county and state exhibi ons – that
encouraged her to enroll in the Art Ins tute of Chicago for two years beginning in 1908.
Benton and Cynthia Kinkead were, no doubt, proud of the family they raised in Pla/smouth. In a future ar cle, we will tell of
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Tech Toys and Crafter-Noons on Alternating Saturdays
Enjoy family fun at the library on Saturdays, 1-3pm. On alterna ng Saturdays, you can
play with tech toys or enjoy craOs and games in the library auditorium.
The library recently received a grant for a variety of coding games and tech toys. Now
you can check them out to take home or play with them on Tech Toy Saturdays, 1-
3pm. Library staff will be available to help you get familiar with Botley the coding
robot, Gravity maze, Dash the robot, Harry Po/er coding wand, I/y Bi/y Buggy, Makey
Makey, MYNT 3D Pro prin ng pen, and Tacto laser.
On the Saturdays when we’re not hos ng Tech Toys, the library will offer CraOer-Noons, 1-3pm. Various materials will be
provided to make craOs designed for preschoolers and older. Toys will be available to entertain toddlers. You can bring your
own board games from home, too.
The schedule for January and February is as follows:
CraKer-Noon Saturdays Tech Toy Saturdays
January 8 January 15
January 22 January 29
February 5 February 12
February 19 February 26
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January 2022
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Library Closed
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Game Days Woodcarvers Story time Story time Friday Friends Crafter-noon
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm 10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-11:30 am 1-3 pm
9 10 11 Bridge 12 13 14 15
Game Days Woodcarvers Commission Story time Story time Tech & Play
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm 4-5 pm 10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-10:30 am 1-3 pm
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Crafter-noon
Game Days Woodcarvers Story time Story time Friday Friends 1-3 pm
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm 10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-10:30 am 10:00-
10:00-11:30 am Virtual Family
Bingo 1:30pm Trivia, 3-
3-4pm
23 24 25 26 Story time 27 Story time 28 29
Game Days Woodcarvers 10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-10:30 am Tech & Play
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm Paws for Reading Pvt. Benton 1-3 pm
3:30-
3:30-4:30 pm
Take & Make Library Board 5:30 pm
Kinkead
Adult Craft 6:30-
6:30-8 pm
30 31
Game Days Woodcarvers
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm
February 2022
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 Story time 3 Story time 4 Friday Friends 5 Crafter-noon
10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-10:30 am 10:00--11:30 am 1-3 pm
10:00
6 7 8 Bridge 9 10 11 12 Tech & Play
Game Days Woodcarvers Commission Story time Story time 1-3 pm
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm 10-
10-10:30 am 10-
10-10:30 am Workshop 9 –11am
4-5 pm
13 14 Woodcarvers 15 16 Story time 17 Story time 18 Friday Friends 19 Crafter-noon
Game Days Noon—3 pm 10-
10-10:30 am 10--10:30 am
10 10:00-
10:00-11:30 am 1-3 pm
1-3 pm Bingo 1:30pm
20 21 22 23 Story time 24 25 26 Tech & Play
Game Days Woodcarvers 10-
10-10:30 am Story time 1-3 pm
1-3 pm Noon—3 pm Paws for Reading 10-
10-10:30 am Clued In 6:30-
6:30-8pm
3:30-
3:30-4:30 pm Virtual Family
Library Board 5:30 Trivia, 3-
3-4pm
27 28 Woodcarvers
Game Days Noon—3 pm
1-3 pm Friends of Library
5 PM
Take & Make
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