The Kansas Book Festival which began in 2011, has now reached it’s 12th Anniversary. It takes place every September in Topeka, Kansas, and has shifted from the Kansas State Capitol to Washburn University, where it is sponsored by the Mabee Library. In 2022, 60 authors presented from new books, 30 exhibitors displayed their publications or literacy projects, and 7 performance groups entertained the crowd. The Festival includes an award ceremony for the Kansas Notable Books, selected annually by the State Library of Kansas, and it includes a presentation by the winner of the Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award, granted by the Kansas Studies Collection at Mabee Library. In addition to such events and pre-festival readings, the Kansas Book Festival gives grants to needy Kansas libraries each year.