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Great Educations Grow on Vacation: Tips from the State Library of KansasGet outside & play.Sign up for Summer Reading.Vi...
05/31/2026

Great Educations Grow on Vacation: Tips from the State Library of Kansas

Get outside & play.
Sign up for Summer Reading.
Visit us at the Statehouse!
300 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612

Haven't checked out your local library lately? Discover what Kansas libraries do for you, learners, dreamers and communi...
05/30/2026

Haven't checked out your local library lately? Discover what Kansas libraries do for you, learners, dreamers and communities across the state! Link in comments..

National Biscuit Day: When you think of comfort food, do you think of Biscuits? When you think of comfort “reads,” what ...
05/29/2026

National Biscuit Day: When you think of comfort food, do you think of Biscuits? When you think of comfort “reads,” what do you think of? Hold that thought. Go get that book and maybe a biscuit. Now plan your evening accordingly.

Check out the Dole Institute of Politics summer America250 programming; it features books, including one by a Kansas aut...
05/28/2026

Check out the Dole Institute of Politics summer America250 programming; it features books, including one by a Kansas author! The University of Kansas Link in comments.

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: After wheezing up the Manitou Incline last month, I found "Gulag," filled with historical photographs and st...
05/27/2026

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: After wheezing up the Manitou Incline last month, I found "Gulag," filled with historical photographs and stories at a Pikes Peak Library District library. Fortunately, Kansas libraries offer Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and even share resources with some out-of-state libraries! My local ILL librarian found the book and thanks to her and Colby Community College for sharing it with me. Libraries are magic. Don't take my word on it. Find out for yourself.

"Many of the dads in my neighborhood had served in World War II ... none of them talked much about the war ... And my ow...
05/26/2026

"Many of the dads in my neighborhood had served in World War II ... none of them talked much about the war ... And my own dad, a Navy vet, once said something about the 'funny paperbacks' around during the war." So begins Maureen Corrigan's introduction to the upcoming "A Librarian's War" by Molly Guptill Manning. Click the link in comments to listen or read on. Kansas Public Radio NPR
ALT TEXT: Cover art for Molly Guptill Manning’s “A Librarian’s War” featuring a WW2 soldier carrying a box of books into battle.

This Memorial Day, discover your military history with Fold3, found on the State Library of Kansas website. Link in comm...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, discover your military history with Fold3, found on the State Library of Kansas website. Link in comments.

You may have an extra day to read the Kansas 250  Bookshelf titles this week! Woohoo! On the go? Find KS250 titles in Cl...
05/24/2026

You may have an extra day to read the Kansas 250 Bookshelf titles this week! Woohoo! On the go? Find KS250 titles in CloudLibrary as audiobooks or eBooks on their special bookshelf. Get your own Kansas eCard at your local Kansas library so you can access anywhere, anytime.

Closed Memorial Day, but you can listen, read, research, explore and discover the State Library of Kansas 24/7 with your...
05/23/2026

Closed Memorial Day, but you can listen, read, research, explore and discover the State Library of Kansas 24/7 with your Kansas eCard. Cards are available at your local Kansas library. Link in bio and/or comments.

From Comedy to Country to Hair band hitmakers and a bison named Ike, you’ll find a lot to love at the Kansas State Fair ...
05/22/2026

From Comedy to Country to Hair band hitmakers and a bison named Ike, you’ll find a lot to love at the Kansas State Fair this year (we'll see you there!). Click the link in comments for tickets, concert and special event information. Kansas State Fair

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66612

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