Central Kansas Library System

06/23/2026

Heather our RB van driver has a new co-pilot. Everyone, meet Rotating Rex! Look for him when the van comes to your library!

06/17/2026

CKLS will reopen for business at 8:00 AM on Monday, June 22, 2026. If you have a library emergency, email Patty Collins at [email protected] or call 800-362-2642 x.134 and leave a message.
Have a good weekend

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/

05/04/2026

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

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

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.