Kansas’ very own Topeka Shawnee County Public Library! Not only has Kansas been recognized for having the 2013 Librarian of the Year in our State Librarian Jo Budler but now Kansas has gained national attention again by having our very own TSCPL chosen as the 2016 Library of the Year. There were more than 9,000 […]
The Kansas Book Festival began in 2011 with the start of our one-day festival in September. Shortly following the festival, we opened up our first grant cycle and received a great response from libraries across the state that needed financial help. Our first grants were awarded in 2012 and since then, we’ve been able to […]
The Kansas Book Festival today announced September 12th from 9AM-4PM as the date for the fifth annual event. The festival will be held at the Kansas Capitol Building in Topeka, and will feature current authors and books and will be focused on reinforcing the importance of reading. “Our mission is to promote literacy and encourage a […]
(This is the second post in a series featuring some of the great libraries across our State.) The Eudora Kansas Library is a gem in that small, Northeast Kansas town. And today, we feature their library! Eudora Public Library 14 East 9th Street Eudora, KS 66025 785-542-2496 eudorapl@sunflower.com Libraries these days do such a great […]
This is our second post in a series of videos that some of our past authors have put together for us to share with you. Today, Clare Vanderpool will share with you some of her favorite books. We know you’ll enjoy hearing about some of the books that have had a big influence on her […]
In celebration of reaching our 5th year (YAY!) we’ve solicited the help from some of our friends in the literary world, both in Kansas and beyond, to film short clips for us about their favorite books, new books that they’re looking forward to reading or a book that was particularly inspirational to them. First up, […]
Leading up to our 5th Annual Kansas Book Festival, we plan to feature some awesome libraries from across the state on our blog. Since this is National Library Week, there’s no better time to get this feature started! To start things off, we’re headed down to Independence. They have some really fun things going on […]
Everyone loves to be given money. But, we’ve got to say, giving it away feels pretty good, too! The Kansas Book Festival Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2015 Kansas Book Festival Library Grants: Technology Grants Wamego Public Library – $929 Wallace County Public Schools – $2,000 McCune Osage Township Library – […]
Matt Deighton was a presenting author at our 2014 Kansas Book Festival and is our very first featured author! Being a survivor of the Greensburg EF5 tornado Matt has felt the need to help others in difficult times. From Newtown, CT to Sendi, Japan he has traveled with a message of hope for disaster survivors. […]
Joe was a presenting author at the 2014 Kansas Book Festival and is the author of The Kansas Relays: Track and Field Tradition in the Heartland, published by Adina Publishing (www.adinapublishing.com). This is the first book-length treatment of this historic track meet that has been held in Lawrence, Kansas, since 1923. It is a full-color […]