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.
WICHITA AREA: Meet Kansas Talking Books at the Wichita Public Library. Stop by to learn more, sign up for services, or get one-on-one support for your existing talking book account. Can't make it? Learn more here, library.ks.gov/talking-books. #Kansas #TalkingBooks #NovemBARD
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
WICHITA AREA: Meet Kansas Talking Books at the Wichita Public Library. Stop by to learn more, sign up for services, or get one-on-one support for your existing talking book account. Can't make it? Learn more here, library.ks.gov/talking-books. #Kansas #TalkingBooks #NovemBARD
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Dictionary day is finally here! The first new print M-W in more than 20 years
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Join Kansas Talking Books TOMORROW, Nov. 18, 10 am, to rediscover the joy of reading with BARD, Braille Audio Reader Download service & new talking books machine, DA2. A NEW WAY TO BARD: for Kansans curious about what Talking Books can do for them, www.facebook.com/share/1DHSQX....
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join Kansas Talking Books TOMORROW, Nov. 18, 10 am, to rediscover the joy of reading with BARD, Braille Audio Reader Download service & new talking books machine, DA2. A NEW WAY TO BARD: for Kansans curious about what Talking Books can do for them, www.facebook.com/share/1DHSQX....
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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
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What kind of BIG ideas will Little Nita share? Read "Little Nita's Big Idea" & join Kansas Reads for Preschoolers. Visit your local library and check out fun picture books to read with the children in your life, library.ks.gov/librarians/prek #KansasReadstoPreschoolers 2/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What kind of BIG ideas will Little Nita share? Read "Little Nita's Big Idea" & join Kansas Reads for Preschoolers. Visit your local library and check out fun picture books to read with the children in your life, library.ks.gov/librarians/prek #KansasReadstoPreschoolers 2/2
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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
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We have a wonderful collection of picture book titles available on Comics Plus! To help you explore, here are selected titles from the thousands available on our platform. Pictures books are important for early readers because they help with decoding words along with deepening comprehension.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We have a wonderful collection of picture book titles available on Comics Plus! To help you explore, here are selected titles from the thousands available on our platform. Pictures books are important for early readers because they help with decoding words along with deepening comprehension.
This Thanksgiving: The Turkey is Not the Only Thing Getting Roasted & other ways to prep for the feast. Check out CloudLibrary's take on cooking & Thanksgiving including this book by Robert Okine, the #dish your #Thanksgiving needs. ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/kans... @OCLC
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This Thanksgiving: The Turkey is Not the Only Thing Getting Roasted & other ways to prep for the feast. Check out CloudLibrary's take on cooking & Thanksgiving including this book by Robert Okine, the #dish your #Thanksgiving needs. ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/kans... @OCLC
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀? 𝗚𝗼 𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁. Yesterday, State Librarian Ray Walling and his student helper, J., read "Little Nita's BIG Idea" with the preschoolers of Scott Dual Language Magnet School. 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀? 𝗚𝗼 𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁. Yesterday, State Librarian Ray Walling and his student helper, J., read "Little Nita's BIG Idea" with the preschoolers of Scott Dual Language Magnet School. 1/2
¿Qué grandes ideas compartirá la pequeña Nita? Lee "La gran idea de la pequeña Nita" y únete a Kansas Reads para niños en edad preescolar. Visita tu biblioteca y descubre divertidos libros ilustrados para leer con los niños de tu entorno. library.ks.gov/librarians/prek 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
¿Qué grandes ideas compartirá la pequeña Nita? Lee "La gran idea de la pequeña Nita" y únete a Kansas Reads para niños en edad preescolar. Visita tu biblioteca y descubre divertidos libros ilustrados para leer con los niños de tu entorno. library.ks.gov/librarians/prek 1/2
We approve of this idea.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We approve of this idea.
Thank you, veterans, for your service and your stories. We honor all who have served & bond between veterans and the Nat'l Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled (NLS). Veterans have priority access to talking books, braille & other accessible reading materials. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thank you, veterans, for your service and your stories. We honor all who have served & bond between veterans and the Nat'l Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled (NLS). Veterans have priority access to talking books, braille & other accessible reading materials. #VeteransDay
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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