Lawrence Public Library weighs in on NPR's Public Libraries' top 2025 checkouts, “The Women was among the most checked-out books in U.S. public libraries this year, making top 10 lists in library systems ... www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n... #kansasreads @npr.org #LawrenceKansas
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Lawrence Public Library weighs in on NPR's Public Libraries' top 2025 checkouts, “The Women was among the most checked-out books in U.S. public libraries this year, making top 10 lists in library systems ... www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n... #kansasreads @npr.org #LawrenceKansas
Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving ... a Kansas eCard. Your local library can set you up with an eCard and access to all digital books, databases and learning platforms for you and your family found at library.ks.gov/kansans. #KansasReads
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving ... a Kansas eCard. Your local library can set you up with an eCard and access to all digital books, databases and learning platforms for you and your family found at library.ks.gov/kansans. #KansasReads
Learn more on how to join Friends of the Press here: kansaspress.ku.edu/fotp.
#UPK #FriendsOfThePress #SupportNonprofitPublishing #MidwestBooks #KansasReads
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December 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Learn more on how to join Friends of the Press here: kansaspress.ku.edu/fotp.
#UPK #FriendsOfThePress #SupportNonprofitPublishing #MidwestBooks #KansasReads
#UPK #FriendsOfThePress #SupportNonprofitPublishing #MidwestBooks #KansasReads
Winter’s nights are getting longer. Here are great reads to help you make it until spring thaw thanks to NPR's latest Books we Love, apps.npr.org/best-books/#.... @npr.org #KansasReads #BooksWeLove
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Winter’s nights are getting longer. Here are great reads to help you make it until spring thaw thanks to NPR's latest Books we Love, apps.npr.org/best-books/#.... @npr.org #KansasReads #BooksWeLove
Macksville City Library proves reading to children can be fun & tasty - beyond Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month! Don't take our word for it ... Check out the Great Bend Tribune article,
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Macksville City Library Reads to Preschoolers
The Macksville City Library celebrated Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month by sharing the book "Little Nita’s BIG Idea" with Macksville Grade School Preschoolers. The story is written by Anna W. Bardau...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Macksville City Library proves reading to children can be fun & tasty - beyond Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month! Don't take our word for it ... Check out the Great Bend Tribune article,
anvil.gbtribune.com/news/local-n... #KansasReads #SouthCentralKansasLibrarySystem
anvil.gbtribune.com/news/local-n... #KansasReads #SouthCentralKansasLibrarySystem
Get Your Students' Favorite Audiobooks Free-of-Charge: KS Talking Books & the Nat'l Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled, provide free audio & braille books to students who are unable to read due to impairment. library.ks.gov/TalkingBooks #KansasReads
October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Get Your Students' Favorite Audiobooks Free-of-Charge: KS Talking Books & the Nat'l Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled, provide free audio & braille books to students who are unable to read due to impairment. library.ks.gov/TalkingBooks #KansasReads
Your imagination is calling. Reading will help answer the call. Try eBooks free of charge at library.ks.gov/digital-books, and books you can tackle at your local Kansas library. Your imagination will thank you. #KansasReads #Library
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Your imagination is calling. Reading will help answer the call. Try eBooks free of charge at library.ks.gov/digital-books, and books you can tackle at your local Kansas library. Your imagination will thank you. #KansasReads #Library
Announcing a BIG Idea for 2025 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers, introducing “Little Nita’s BIG Idea.” Little Nita has a BIG & delicious idea to serve her community, and she must persevere to see it through, content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSO... #LittleNita #Scholastic #KansasReads
September 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Announcing a BIG Idea for 2025 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers, introducing “Little Nita’s BIG Idea.” Little Nita has a BIG & delicious idea to serve her community, and she must persevere to see it through, content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSO... #LittleNita #Scholastic #KansasReads
Looking for book recommendations? Check out library.ks.gov, featuring a #CloudLibrary sampler of tasty books next to "Spotlight On"! If you need a Kansas eCard, find us at the #KansasBookFestival tomorrow around Washburn University Libraries to get yours. #KansasReads
September 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking for book recommendations? Check out library.ks.gov, featuring a #CloudLibrary sampler of tasty books next to "Spotlight On"! If you need a Kansas eCard, find us at the #KansasBookFestival tomorrow around Washburn University Libraries to get yours. #KansasReads
Think of a "dangerous abolitionist." Then enjoy @kprnews 's Kaye McIntyre interview with "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind: James Montgomery and his War on Slavery" authors Todd Mildfelt & David D. Schafer. kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... #GreatReads #KansasReads
James Montgomery's War on Slavery
The Library of Congress's Center for the Book recently released its annual "Great Reads from Great Places." One of two books representing Kansas this year: "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind: Ja...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Think of a "dangerous abolitionist." Then enjoy @kprnews 's Kaye McIntyre interview with "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind: James Montgomery and his War on Slavery" authors Todd Mildfelt & David D. Schafer. kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... #GreatReads #KansasReads
The State Library of Kansas will be closed Labor Day, Monday, September 1. Find a universe of books to enjoy and ideas to explore when you Get Connected to us online 24/7 at library.ks.gov. #KansasReads #LibrariesAreForEveryone
August 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The State Library of Kansas will be closed Labor Day, Monday, September 1. Find a universe of books to enjoy and ideas to explore when you Get Connected to us online 24/7 at library.ks.gov. #KansasReads #LibrariesAreForEveryone
What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you told @npr.org . Any titles you would add?
npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5468462/best-books-read-high-school #KansasReads #HighSchoolReady
npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5468462/best-books-read-high-school #KansasReads #HighSchoolReady
August 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you told @npr.org . Any titles you would add?
npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5468462/best-books-read-high-school #KansasReads #HighSchoolReady
npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5468462/best-books-read-high-school #KansasReads #HighSchoolReady
Introducing our 𝙣𝙚𝙬 website created with YOU in mind. Get Connected to digital books & databases, Share Talking Books, Find Policy Resources, Popular eBooks & checkout the new "Spotlight On." Visit us at library.ks.gov. #Kansas #KansasReads
August 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Introducing our 𝙣𝙚𝙬 website created with YOU in mind. Get Connected to digital books & databases, Share Talking Books, Find Policy Resources, Popular eBooks & checkout the new "Spotlight On." Visit us at library.ks.gov. #Kansas #KansasReads
Have you heard? Kansas Book Festival, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Washburn University. Free admission. #Kansas #BookFestival #KansasReads
August 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Have you heard? Kansas Book Festival, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Washburn University. Free admission. #Kansas #BookFestival #KansasReads
The stories in Las Madres span more than a century—but they echo powerfully in this moment. 📚
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#LasMadres #LatinxHistory #KansasReads #ImmigrantVoices
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Author’s Acclaimed Book Highlights Mexican Immigrant Contributions
"Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success" was named a 2025 Kansas Notable Book Dennis Raphael Garcia, AWA, is a retired attorney, educator, and an award-winning author GARDEN CITY, KS, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Author Dennis R. Garcia continues to engage readers across Kansas with Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success, a 2025 Kansas Notable Book. Las Madres is a family saga that chronicles the journey of ...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The stories in Las Madres span more than a century—but they echo powerfully in this moment. 📚
https://fox40.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/833988797/authors-acclaimed-book-highlights-mexican-immigrant-contributions
#LasMadres #LatinxHistory #KansasReads #ImmigrantVoices
https://fox40.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/833988797/authors-acclaimed-book-highlights-mexican-immigrant-contributions
#LasMadres #LatinxHistory #KansasReads #ImmigrantVoices
Show us you like to read without telling us ... you like to read. #Kansas #KansasReads
July 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Show us you like to read without telling us ... you like to read. #Kansas #KansasReads
Friday, July 4, State Library of Kansas will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. Your Kansas eCard is the key to 1000s of audiobooks & adventures 24/7, library.ks.gov/digital-books (they count toward your summer reading totals!). #KansasReads #CloudLibrary
July 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Friday, July 4, State Library of Kansas will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. Your Kansas eCard is the key to 1000s of audiobooks & adventures 24/7, library.ks.gov/digital-books (they count toward your summer reading totals!). #KansasReads #CloudLibrary
Check out The Jaws Log on Freading to discover how “26-year-old Steven Spielberg transformed Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel” into the film that inspired 50 years of checking the bathwater for sharks, kslib.freading.com/index. #Jaws #KansasReads
June 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Check out The Jaws Log on Freading to discover how “26-year-old Steven Spielberg transformed Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel” into the film that inspired 50 years of checking the bathwater for sharks, kslib.freading.com/index. #Jaws #KansasReads
Thanks for 50 years of double-checking the bathwater for Bruce the shark. What to read if you liked Jaws, the movie? Jaws the book by Peter Benchley or Jurassic Park the book by Michael Crichton or The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey. #Jaws #KansasReads
Predators lurk; accidents happen; safety precautions are overlooked. Three of the six titles on our latest list show that the sea holds dangers as well as delights https://econ.trib.al/lO8Aoei
What to watch this weekend
In this week’s list, the water is not so fine
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June 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thanks for 50 years of double-checking the bathwater for Bruce the shark. What to read if you liked Jaws, the movie? Jaws the book by Peter Benchley or Jurassic Park the book by Michael Crichton or The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey. #Jaws #KansasReads
Thursday, June 19, the State Library of Kansas will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. It’s also National Audiobook Month. Use your Kansas eCard & celebrate with great audiobooks, library.ks.gov/digital-books (they count toward your summer reading totals!). #KansasReads
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thursday, June 19, the State Library of Kansas will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. It’s also National Audiobook Month. Use your Kansas eCard & celebrate with great audiobooks, library.ks.gov/digital-books (they count toward your summer reading totals!). #KansasReads
Put the brakes on the summer slide with Summer Reading at your local library. Free. All ages. Have fun. Make friends. Read to the top of your class! #SummerReadingNotSummerSlide #KansasLibraries #KansasReads
June 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Put the brakes on the summer slide with Summer Reading at your local library. Free. All ages. Have fun. Make friends. Read to the top of your class! #SummerReadingNotSummerSlide #KansasLibraries #KansasReads
KPR Presents: 2025 Kansas Notable Books Preview, listen in to Kaye McIntyre's interview with Ray Walling & Brett Rurode of the State Library of Kansas! Discover the 2025 Notable Book selections and how the books are selected, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... #KansasReads
KPR Presents: 2025 Kansas Notable Books Preview
The State Library of Kansas has just released its 2025 Kansas Notable Books list, 15 of the best new books by Kansas authors or about Kansas. State Librarian Ray Walling and Notable Books facilitator ...
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June 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
KPR Presents: 2025 Kansas Notable Books Preview, listen in to Kaye McIntyre's interview with Ray Walling & Brett Rurode of the State Library of Kansas! Discover the 2025 Notable Book selections and how the books are selected, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... #KansasReads
Check out the cover art for three of this year's 15 Kansas Notable Books! Find all the titles at library.ks.gov/KSNotableBooks #KansasReads
May 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Check out the cover art for three of this year's 15 Kansas Notable Books! Find all the titles at library.ks.gov/KSNotableBooks #KansasReads
Every mile back to Kansas is a step toward the roots that shaped my family. 🌾
This 📅 February, I’m returning to the Heartland with Las Madres, a deeply personal book that celebrates the Latina women who shaped our communities. Join me in Kansas!
#LasMadresBook #KansasReads #FamilyLegacy
This 📅 February, I’m returning to the Heartland with Las Madres, a deeply personal book that celebrates the Latina women who shaped our communities. Join me in Kansas!
#LasMadresBook #KansasReads #FamilyLegacy
December 19, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Every mile back to Kansas is a step toward the roots that shaped my family. 🌾
This 📅 February, I’m returning to the Heartland with Las Madres, a deeply personal book that celebrates the Latina women who shaped our communities. Join me in Kansas!
#LasMadresBook #KansasReads #FamilyLegacy
This 📅 February, I’m returning to the Heartland with Las Madres, a deeply personal book that celebrates the Latina women who shaped our communities. Join me in Kansas!
#LasMadresBook #KansasReads #FamilyLegacy
Did you see #Kansas State Department of Education's KSDEweekly? Here's your chance to read KSDE's article about Kansas Reads to Preschoolers & why the State Library supports early literacy as essential to Kansas' kids' learning readiness, bit.ly/KSReads2Pres.... #KansasReads
November 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Did you see #Kansas State Department of Education's KSDEweekly? Here's your chance to read KSDE's article about Kansas Reads to Preschoolers & why the State Library supports early literacy as essential to Kansas' kids' learning readiness, bit.ly/KSReads2Pres.... #KansasReads