State Library of Kansas
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The State Library of Kansas houses government, legislative and historical records. Looking for Kansas Government Info, useful data and digital collections, Talking Books and a quiet place to read? Find us online, library.ks.gov, and in the Statehouse.
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"Kansas libraries offer more public-access internet computers per capita than any other state." 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀⭐️, library.ks.gov/ld.php?conte.... #IMLS #Kansas #Libraries #AdAstraPerAspera
Get your copy of the U.S. #Constitution at the State Library of Kansas for Constitution Day, Sep 17, as long as supplies last. It's the 239th anniversary of the signing in Philadelphia. Visit the Kansas Statehouse, 8 am-5 pm. library.ks.gov/visit. #America250
September 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Get your copy of the U.S. #Constitution at the State Library of Kansas for Constitution Day, Sep 17, as long as supplies last. It's the 239th anniversary of the signing in Philadelphia. Visit the Kansas Statehouse, 8 am-5 pm. library.ks.gov/visit. #America250
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"Everyone should find time to sit and watch the leaves fall."
(Elizabeth Lawrence)
Cafiero Filippelli artwork
(Elizabeth Lawrence)
Cafiero Filippelli artwork
September 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Everyone should find time to sit and watch the leaves fall."
(Elizabeth Lawrence)
Cafiero Filippelli artwork
(Elizabeth Lawrence)
Cafiero Filippelli artwork
September and the Kansas State Fair got you thinking about #KansasAgriculture & Rural Life? Click to this month's #Kansas250 Bookshelf & find stories of friends and neighbors & be inspired to tell your own story, library.ks.gov/KS250/September #KSleg @travelks.bsky.social #America250
September 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
September and the Kansas State Fair got you thinking about #KansasAgriculture & Rural Life? Click to this month's #Kansas250 Bookshelf & find stories of friends and neighbors & be inspired to tell your own story, library.ks.gov/KS250/September #KSleg @travelks.bsky.social #America250
Click through decades of Kansas State Fair premium books, information and biennial fair reports you'll find in our Kansas Government Information Library. It's a walk through history and includes maps from 1966, 1986, before and since, library.ks.gov/KGI. 1/2
September 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Click through decades of Kansas State Fair premium books, information and biennial fair reports you'll find in our Kansas Government Information Library. It's a walk through history and includes maps from 1966, 1986, before and since, library.ks.gov/KGI. 1/2
The State Library of Kansas will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, to observe Labor Day. Visit us online 24/7 for new books to enjoy, TalkingBooksS, eResources to help you learn, grow and create adventures you want, & for KS government info, library.ks.gov.
September 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The State Library of Kansas will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, to observe Labor Day. Visit us online 24/7 for new books to enjoy, TalkingBooksS, eResources to help you learn, grow and create adventures you want, & for KS government info, library.ks.gov.
Register TODAY, celebrate #Kansas Agriculture & Rural Life w/Kaye McIntyre, Lucas Bessire & Lindsay Metcalf LIVE TONIGHT, calendar.library.ks.gov/event/173290.... There is room for you in the conversation! #Agriculture #RuralLife #KS250
September 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Register TODAY, celebrate #Kansas Agriculture & Rural Life w/Kaye McIntyre, Lucas Bessire & Lindsay Metcalf LIVE TONIGHT, calendar.library.ks.gov/event/173290.... There is room for you in the conversation! #Agriculture #RuralLife #KS250
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Celebrating the library kids with Storytime at the 4th Annual Kristi Yamaguchi Family Literacy Festival… reasons to stay 💜📖💚
www.sjplf.org/event/kristi-yamaguchi-family-literacy-festival-2026
www.sjplf.org/event/kristi-yamaguchi-family-literacy-festival-2026
August 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Celebrating the library kids with Storytime at the 4th Annual Kristi Yamaguchi Family Literacy Festival… reasons to stay 💜📖💚
www.sjplf.org/event/kristi-yamaguchi-family-literacy-festival-2026
www.sjplf.org/event/kristi-yamaguchi-family-literacy-festival-2026
Stay current on Kansas Voter Information w/the KS Secretary of State's 2026 General Election info, & helpful, nonpartisan resources you'll find at the State Library's website, library.ks.gov/kansans/civic-holidays. Your vote counts. @natlvoterregday.bsky.social #Vote #Info #Kansas
August 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Stay current on Kansas Voter Information w/the KS Secretary of State's 2026 General Election info, & helpful, nonpartisan resources you'll find at the State Library's website, library.ks.gov/kansans/civic-holidays. Your vote counts. @natlvoterregday.bsky.social #Vote #Info #Kansas
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N.C. Wyeth (US, 1882 - 1945)
The Doryman (Evening) Port Clyde, Maine, 1933.
The Doryman (Evening) Port Clyde, Maine, 1933.
August 31, 2026 at 2:34 AM
N.C. Wyeth (US, 1882 - 1945)
The Doryman (Evening) Port Clyde, Maine, 1933.
The Doryman (Evening) Port Clyde, Maine, 1933.
Celebrate Kansas' literary life at the 2026 KS Book Festival, Sept. 26, on the Washburn University campus. Come for storytelling & activities for all ages & genres, stay for the community and #bookjoy. kansasbookfestival.com #KSTalkingBooks @travelks.bsky.social #KansasReads
August 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Celebrate Kansas' literary life at the 2026 KS Book Festival, Sept. 26, on the Washburn University campus. Come for storytelling & activities for all ages & genres, stay for the community and #bookjoy. kansasbookfestival.com #KSTalkingBooks @travelks.bsky.social #KansasReads
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Snapshots of 2026 Nat'l Book Festival in Washington D. C. & featuring Great Reads from Great Places. Kansas sent Lindsay H. Metcalf’s Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm & Robert Rebein's The Last Rancher to represent our great literary history & culture. 1/2
August 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Snapshots of 2026 Nat'l Book Festival in Washington D. C. & featuring Great Reads from Great Places. Kansas sent Lindsay H. Metcalf’s Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm & Robert Rebein's The Last Rancher to represent our great literary history & culture. 1/2
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will continue sending out millions of books to children even after her passing. 💖
August 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will continue sending out millions of books to children even after her passing. 💖
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Definitely autumn.
August 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Definitely autumn.
Join Kaye McIntyre's Sep. 2 conversation w/Lucas Bessire & Lindsay Metcalf! They'll talk about Kansas stories. YOU might be inspired to tell your own. Register, calendar.library.ks.gov/event/173290... #KansasAgriculture #KansasAgriculture @kansaspublicradio.bsky.social #ksleg
August 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Join Kaye McIntyre's Sep. 2 conversation w/Lucas Bessire & Lindsay Metcalf! They'll talk about Kansas stories. YOU might be inspired to tell your own. Register, calendar.library.ks.gov/event/173290... #KansasAgriculture #KansasAgriculture @kansaspublicradio.bsky.social #ksleg
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
There's a lot of excitement about the new Independence Hall-inspired library at #BenedictineCollege in Atchison. Ray, state librarian, visited the new Moritz Library & met the library staff to tour the 58K square foot academic #library. media.benedictine.edu/state-librar... #Kansas
August 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
There's a lot of excitement about the new Independence Hall-inspired library at #BenedictineCollege in Atchison. Ray, state librarian, visited the new Moritz Library & met the library staff to tour the 58K square foot academic #library. media.benedictine.edu/state-librar... #Kansas
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Help shape the future of KS libraries, share ideas & experiences in a focus group. Your insight will help identify future priorities, celebrate progress & hear what Kansans want/need in their libraries, surveys.greenbush.org/s3/KSL-FG-Reg. #YourVoiceMatters #KSTalkingBooks
August 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Help shape the future of KS libraries, share ideas & experiences in a focus group. Your insight will help identify future priorities, celebrate progress & hear what Kansans want/need in their libraries, surveys.greenbush.org/s3/KSL-FG-Reg. #YourVoiceMatters #KSTalkingBooks
Help shape the future of KS libraries, share ideas & experiences in a focus group. Your insight will help identify future priorities, celebrate progress & hear what Kansans want/need in their libraries, surveys.greenbush.org/s3/KSL-FG-Reg. #YourVoiceMatters #KSTalkingBooks
August 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Help shape the future of KS libraries, share ideas & experiences in a focus group. Your insight will help identify future priorities, celebrate progress & hear what Kansans want/need in their libraries, surveys.greenbush.org/s3/KSL-FG-Reg. #YourVoiceMatters #KSTalkingBooks
𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼! It's the Nat'l Book Festival this Saturday in Washington D.C. Kansas authors Robert Rebein’s The Last Rancher, & Lindsay Metcalf’s Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm are our Great Reads from Great Places titles. loc.gov/events/2026-national-book-festival 1/2
2026 National Book Festival | Events at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
The 2026 National Book Festival will be held in the nation's capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required. A selection of programs will be livestreamed online, and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the festival.
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August 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼! It's the Nat'l Book Festival this Saturday in Washington D.C. Kansas authors Robert Rebein’s The Last Rancher, & Lindsay Metcalf’s Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm are our Great Reads from Great Places titles. loc.gov/events/2026-national-book-festival 1/2
Guess who's in the Spotlight of Notable Kansans with August's KS250 Bookshelf! From Charles Curtis to Buck O'Neil, Amelia Earhart, Buffalo Bill and a most notorious charlatan. #Kansas tea. library.ks.gov/KS250/August #NLBMuseumKC #America250 @travelks.bsky.social @oclc.org
August 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Guess who's in the Spotlight of Notable Kansans with August's KS250 Bookshelf! From Charles Curtis to Buck O'Neil, Amelia Earhart, Buffalo Bill and a most notorious charlatan. #Kansas tea. library.ks.gov/KS250/August #NLBMuseumKC #America250 @travelks.bsky.social @oclc.org
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Visit your local library, meet neighbors & discover hiSTORIES of your community. Logon to library.ks.gov & find News. Art. Ideas. Science. Career exploration. History. Hobbies. Inspiration. Write your own #Kansas story.
August 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. Visit your local library, meet neighbors & discover hiSTORIES of your community. Logon to library.ks.gov & find News. Art. Ideas. Science. Career exploration. History. Hobbies. Inspiration. Write your own #Kansas story.
There's no literary bone like a Wishbone!
August 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
There's no literary bone like a Wishbone!
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Someone tell NASA that we found a short cut.
August 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Someone tell NASA that we found a short cut.