Talk20 Rocked!

This was our 5th Talk20 at the Hutchinson Public Library. Through the hard work of Kari Mallioux and Patsy Terrell, we have been lucky enough to provide a forum for 50 Hutchinson / Reno County residents to tell their interesting, funny, sometimes poignant and almost always surprising stories. Talk20 is a forum for introducing people to their fellow Hutchinsonians (Hutchinsonites?) to each other through sharing. It's amazing the conversations 6 minutes and forty seconds will spark!

Talk20 time!

It's coming soon - January 22nd here at the Hutchinson Public Library. We'll close the library to regular business at 6pm and then re-open at 6:30pm.

Read all about Talk20 on their website. We love having this event here at HPL even though sometimes we run out of seats and people have to stand!

Thank you Patsy and Kari for all the hard work! And thank you to the presenters who are putting their stories out there and sharing with their community. 6 minutes and 40 seconds goes by so quickly, but the preparation time doesn't, I'm sure!

Talk20 Hutchinson

A parrot? In the library? With 275 people...after the regular library hours?

Indeed that was part of the program this July 24th when Talk20 Hutch once again took over the Library and enthralled the audience with a variety (10 to be exact) of stories. All from people (and parrots) who live right here in our Reno County communities.

This is one of the programs here at HPL that I absolutely love. We do nothing but provide the space and you, our community have provided us with now 40 snapshots of awesomeness.

If you would like to see the presentations, they are archived at the official Talk20 Hutch website. Just click on the Talk20 Hutch videos link and watch away!

If you would like to come and see what all the fun is about, your next opportunity will be January 22, 2016.

If you would like to tell your story at the next or some future Talk20, click here and fill out the form. Talk20 is always looking for unique stories!

Talk20 Returns!

It's the return of the six minute and forty second challenge! Come listen, mingle, and learn about something new. Listen to local stories you might never have imagined. Here's a description of what I'm talking about. It was an amazing success the first time out and this second event promises the same. July 18th at 7pm here at the Hutchinson Public Library.

The list of presenters will be up soon - check back for the line-up!