January 2023 Newsletter
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our December bulleting board (above). Please stop by the Children's Desk to pick up your...
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- Dec 26, 2022
The 1872 Memo: Popular?
With about 135,000 visits annually by people of all ages, we provide about 96,000 reference transactions.
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- Dec 19, 2022
The 1872 Memo: Welcome
I’ve heard it said that “...communication is the essence of appreciation.”
Derrick L.
- Dec 12, 2022
Kansas Reads to Preschoolers
Kansas Reads to Preschoolers is an annual event that promotes reading to all Kansas children from birth through age five.
Derrick L.
- Jun 17, 2022
A Brief Account of Library Locations
Before opening the impressive and now iconic Carnegie building, the library found its home among some half-a-dozen locations throughout...
Derrick L.
- Jun 10, 2022
Building A Better Future Part II
Continued from Building A Better Future Part I In addition to the $15,000 secured from Mr. Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a...
Derrick L.
- Jun 3, 2022
Building A Better Future Part I
In 1898, a movement began to erect a monument to the memory of our deceased soldiers and sailors who served their country in the civil war.
Derrick L.
- May 27, 2022
Humble Beginnings
In March of 1872 at an 'upper room' meeting, Mrs. M. L. Ward and Mrs. Ruth Griffin proposed sharing the expense of purchasing books that cou
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