Central Kansas Library System

Central Kansas Library System The Central Kansas Library System supports library services in 17 counties, covering 13,988 square miles with a total population of 187,750.

Counties served include: Barton, Cloud, Ellis, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Republic, Rooks, Rush, Saline, and Smith counties.

The Central Kansas Library System offices will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.Wishing y...
05/22/2026

The Central Kansas Library System offices will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.
Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday weekend.

05/18/2026

Sounds off CKLS Libraries.
This weekend's weather is no joke.
I hope everyone is safe.
Please report damage personal or library related. Stay safe!
Patty and the CKLS team.

05/18/2026

KTB summer reading kicks off on June 1st! Register for your chance to win prizes and participate in all the fun. https://tinyurl.com/KTBSummer26 State Library of Kansas

[Image: An illustrated background of jungle plants, trees, and vines. Text over the background reads, "UNEARTH A STORY. Summer Reading Program. Books. Prizes. Fun. Register Today! tinyurl.com/KTBSummer26. At the bottom a winged dinosaur is perched on a branch reading a book.]

05/13/2026

Did you know that nearly 1,700 public libraries across the U.S. were built with grants from Andrew Carnegie?⁠ Now you can explore them all in one place.⁠

🔎 Use our interactive map to find out if your neighborhood received some of Andrew Carnegie's , and access our archival records for each location.

👉 https://map.carnegielibraries.org/

To those of you old enough to remember...we say a find farewell to Ask Jeeves.
05/04/2026

To those of you old enough to remember...we say a find farewell to Ask Jeeves.

04/22/2026
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04/20/2026

Happy National Library Week!
Please post a photo of you and your library staff (if you have any) to our page. Let's fill this page with photos of patron pleasing, book loving, good hearted librarians from the heart of Kansas.

04/07/2026

Save the dates for these must-see author read-alouds and draw-alongs!

03/11/2026

Address

1409 Williams Street
Great Bend, KS
67530

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(620) 792-4865

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