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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Crackle autumn... A Falloween poem #falloween #kidlit #autumnpoem #poemsforkids #kidspoems #fallpoems #childrenspoetry #childrenspoems #falloweeny
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Crackle autumn... A Falloween poem #falloween #kidlit #autumnpoem #poemsforkids #kidspoems #fallpoems #childrenspoetry #childrenspoems #falloweeny
The State Library of Kansas will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Find resources you need 24/7 at library.ks.gov. #VeteransDay
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The State Library of Kansas will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Find resources you need 24/7 at library.ks.gov. #VeteransDay
BARD isn't Hard, especially when Kansas Talking Books walks you through the new DA2 Audio Reader Machine. Join Michael November 18, 10 am; learn how easy it can be for you to enjoy reading again. Add a calendar reminder today! facebook.com/events/1521595315845106 #NovemBARD
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
BARD isn't Hard, especially when Kansas Talking Books walks you through the new DA2 Audio Reader Machine. Join Michael November 18, 10 am; learn how easy it can be for you to enjoy reading again. Add a calendar reminder today! facebook.com/events/1521595315845106 #NovemBARD
You are welcome at Kansas libraries. Everyone is welcome at the library.
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
You are welcome at Kansas libraries. Everyone is welcome at the library.
"Your Story Begins Here." Kansas libraries are welcoming places where you'll find trained librarians who'll connect you to information, opportunity and other people in your community to help you write your story, your life. #Kansas #Libraries
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Your Story Begins Here." Kansas libraries are welcoming places where you'll find trained librarians who'll connect you to information, opportunity and other people in your community to help you write your story, your life. #Kansas #Libraries
All the cool kids (and pups) are at the Kansas Lbrary Association conference in Manhattan sharing great ideas and new ways to serve our #Kansas communities! #LibrariesEverlasting
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
All the cool kids (and pups) are at the Kansas Lbrary Association conference in Manhattan sharing great ideas and new ways to serve our #Kansas communities! #LibrariesEverlasting
Looking for books for preschoolers when you’re out? Check out UniteForLiteracy.com. You’ll find books about food, community, animals & so much more. Let Unite for Literacy narrate in English, Diné, Italian, Urdu and more! #KansasReadstoPreschoolers
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Looking for books for preschoolers when you’re out? Check out UniteForLiteracy.com. You’ll find books about food, community, animals & so much more. Let Unite for Literacy narrate in English, Diné, Italian, Urdu and more! #KansasReadstoPreschoolers
We’re looking forward to our favorite library event of the year, proudly sponsoring #LibraryConLive this Thursday, November 6, 2025. Be sure to stop by our booth during the conference to learn more about Comics Plus — enter our drawing to win a free one-year subscription for your library or school!
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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#Autumn #Maple #Leaves
I don’t know why this came out looking like a cartoon, but I LOVE the colors! Google says Norway Maple, but I am not sure. I know they tend to have purple in their leaves. #Photography #PNW
I don’t know why this came out looking like a cartoon, but I LOVE the colors! Google says Norway Maple, but I am not sure. I know they tend to have purple in their leaves. #Photography #PNW
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#Autumn #Maple #Leaves
I don’t know why this came out looking like a cartoon, but I LOVE the colors! Google says Norway Maple, but I am not sure. I know they tend to have purple in their leaves. #Photography #PNW
I don’t know why this came out looking like a cartoon, but I LOVE the colors! Google says Norway Maple, but I am not sure. I know they tend to have purple in their leaves. #Photography #PNW
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Medieval floor tiles on display at Buckland Abbey. Central tile could be arms of Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall and Poitou, or Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon, and husband of Amicia de Clare the founder of the Abbey.
#tilesontuesday #medieval
#tilesontuesday #medieval
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Medieval floor tiles on display at Buckland Abbey. Central tile could be arms of Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall and Poitou, or Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon, and husband of Amicia de Clare the founder of the Abbey.
#tilesontuesday #medieval
#tilesontuesday #medieval
Learn more about voting and elections with our Civic Holidays Resource Guide, library.ks.gov/kansans/civic-holidays.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Learn more about voting and elections with our Civic Holidays Resource Guide, library.ks.gov/kansans/civic-holidays.
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Mark your calendar to see author Martin Teasley talk about his book The Real Ike: Eisenhower Fact and Fiction!
-Sat., Nov. 8, 12:00PM Eisenhower Presidential Library
-Sat., Nov. 8, 6:00PM Flint Hills Books
-Tues., Nov. 11, 5:30PM Rackets Tap House
-Tues., Nov. 18, 11:45AM Rotary Club of Emporia
-Sat., Nov. 8, 12:00PM Eisenhower Presidential Library
-Sat., Nov. 8, 6:00PM Flint Hills Books
-Tues., Nov. 11, 5:30PM Rackets Tap House
-Tues., Nov. 18, 11:45AM Rotary Club of Emporia
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Mark your calendar to see author Martin Teasley talk about his book The Real Ike: Eisenhower Fact and Fiction!
-Sat., Nov. 8, 12:00PM Eisenhower Presidential Library
-Sat., Nov. 8, 6:00PM Flint Hills Books
-Tues., Nov. 11, 5:30PM Rackets Tap House
-Tues., Nov. 18, 11:45AM Rotary Club of Emporia
-Sat., Nov. 8, 12:00PM Eisenhower Presidential Library
-Sat., Nov. 8, 6:00PM Flint Hills Books
-Tues., Nov. 11, 5:30PM Rackets Tap House
-Tues., Nov. 18, 11:45AM Rotary Club of Emporia
𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀: It's Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month, you're invited to dive into "Little Nita's BIG Idea"! Find activities, reading resources, recipes & more to help launch your kids' love of reading, library.ks.gov/prek #KansasReadstoPreschoolers
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀: It's Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month, you're invited to dive into "Little Nita's BIG Idea"! Find activities, reading resources, recipes & more to help launch your kids' love of reading, library.ks.gov/prek #KansasReadstoPreschoolers
BARD isn't Hard. Download, relax, and read. Stay tuned all NovemBARD for tips, tricks, and helpful hints to get the most out of BARD. library.ks.gov/talking-books
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BARD isn't Hard. Download, relax, and read. Stay tuned all NovemBARD for tips, tricks, and helpful hints to get the most out of BARD. library.ks.gov/talking-books
Inspire a Child's Love of Reading.
Reading with kids fosters more than bonding among readers; it builds language, social-emotional skills, imagination & world awareness. Celebrate Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month; read to the kids in your life, library.ks.gov/prek . #Kansas #Reads
Reading with kids fosters more than bonding among readers; it builds language, social-emotional skills, imagination & world awareness. Celebrate Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month; read to the kids in your life, library.ks.gov/prek . #Kansas #Reads
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Inspire a Child's Love of Reading.
Reading with kids fosters more than bonding among readers; it builds language, social-emotional skills, imagination & world awareness. Celebrate Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month; read to the kids in your life, library.ks.gov/prek . #Kansas #Reads
Reading with kids fosters more than bonding among readers; it builds language, social-emotional skills, imagination & world awareness. Celebrate Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month; read to the kids in your life, library.ks.gov/prek . #Kansas #Reads
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Take Note: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back 1 hour.
#FallBack
#FallBack
REMEMBER: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 p.m. Fall back and set your clocks back 1 hour. Then use that extra hour to read. It's what the day's for ...
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Take Note: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back 1 hour.
#FallBack
#FallBack
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SELL A PUMPKIN-THEMED BOOK RELATED TO OUR LISTS?🎃 Challenge accepted!
This Halloween, UPK conducted a team challenge using a subject we publish to create a book cover, a book title, and a tagline involving a pumpkin.
#happyhalloween #teamupk #pumpkinchallenge #FreeBook #hauntedkansas
This Halloween, UPK conducted a team challenge using a subject we publish to create a book cover, a book title, and a tagline involving a pumpkin.
#happyhalloween #teamupk #pumpkinchallenge #FreeBook #hauntedkansas
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
SELL A PUMPKIN-THEMED BOOK RELATED TO OUR LISTS?🎃 Challenge accepted!
This Halloween, UPK conducted a team challenge using a subject we publish to create a book cover, a book title, and a tagline involving a pumpkin.
#happyhalloween #teamupk #pumpkinchallenge #FreeBook #hauntedkansas
This Halloween, UPK conducted a team challenge using a subject we publish to create a book cover, a book title, and a tagline involving a pumpkin.
#happyhalloween #teamupk #pumpkinchallenge #FreeBook #hauntedkansas
Take Note: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back 1 hour.
#FallBack
#FallBack
REMEMBER: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 p.m. Fall back and set your clocks back 1 hour. Then use that extra hour to read. It's what the day's for ...
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Take Note: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back 1 hour.
#FallBack
#FallBack
Explore MORE Kansas Stories with @HumanitiesKansas, www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved... .
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Explore MORE Kansas Stories with @HumanitiesKansas, www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved... .
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧. We’ve got haunted Kansas books for you to shiver to. These eBooks are always available among Kansas History Books' titles & the eBooks you’ll find on the State Library’s site, library.biblioboard.com/search-resul... . 👻 #Halloween #KansasStories
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧. We’ve got haunted Kansas books for you to shiver to. These eBooks are always available among Kansas History Books' titles & the eBooks you’ll find on the State Library’s site, library.biblioboard.com/search-resul... . 👻 #Halloween #KansasStories
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Every year on #Halloween we carve a #Pumpkin from our collection of Penguin Books. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Every year on #Halloween we carve a #Pumpkin from our collection of Penguin Books. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
We're up to our elbows here in juicy plots and seedy characters. Luckily there's not much pulp fiction. 🎃
Curious about Talking Books? Visit KS TalkingBooks' Roadshow at Washington Public Library Nov. 4, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, & Clay Center Carnegie Library, 1:30-3:30 pm. 1/2
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Curious about Talking Books? Visit KS TalkingBooks' Roadshow at Washington Public Library Nov. 4, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, & Clay Center Carnegie Library, 1:30-3:30 pm. 1/2
Find out how your local library card and your Kansas eCard can save you money. Explore what the State Library of Kansas offers ALL Kansans, library.ks.gov/kansans/over.... #GetConnected #StateLibraryKansas
𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆. Hunting for a job, adventure, a stack of great books, community & more? We can help. We share learning & research resources, gov info & more with local libraries, bit.ly/48JnSSI #Kansas #Libraries #SaveMoney #SaveTime
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Find out how your local library card and your Kansas eCard can save you money. Explore what the State Library of Kansas offers ALL Kansans, library.ks.gov/kansans/over.... #GetConnected #StateLibraryKansas
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#Morning #Sky #Looking #South.
#Clouds #Samsung #photography #nature #phonephotography #eastcoastkin #skyscape #skyjunkie #goodmorning
#Clouds #Samsung #photography #nature #phonephotography #eastcoastkin #skyscape #skyjunkie #goodmorning
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
REMEMBER: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 p.m. Fall back and set your clocks back 1 hour. Then use that extra hour to read. It's what the day's for ...
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
REMEMBER: Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 2, at 2 p.m. Fall back and set your clocks back 1 hour. Then use that extra hour to read. It's what the day's for ...