Books

Give the Gift of Reading with Some Shelf Help from the Library

Friday, December 13, 2019

Books make great holiday gifts, but choosing the right one can be daunting. The Library can toss you a gift-giving lifeline with our Gift Shelf Help reading recommendation service. Tell us a bit about the special reader in your life (or yourself!), and our experts will prepare a customized list of tast...

An Ever-Expanding Universe of Summer Reading Stories

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Summer Reading

Reading Lists

Books

As you power through your Summer Reading to log your books and earn your prize, there's a constellation of space-and science-themed titles out there waiting to be discovered. In addition to this year's official Summer Reading selections for each age group, our librarians working at ground control have...

Shoot for the Stars with the Library's 2019 Summer Reading Program

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The Library launches an out-of-this-world learning adventure for all ages in this year’s Summer Reading Program. As 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we invite readers to Dare to Discover a universe of books, events, and activities that celebrate science fa...

New Device? The Library Can Help You Make the Most of It.

Friday, December 21, 2018

Planning to give (or get) tech-themed presents such as computers, tablets, or smartphones this holiday season? The Library provides an extra boost to your gift-giving or gift-getting by offering many free services and resources to make the most of new devices.  

What books were winners with Library staff in 2018? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check out the favorites that lined our staff's personal shelves this past year.

Our Favorite Books of 2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

Books

Reading Lists

Staff Picks

What books were winners with Library staff in 2018?  From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check out the favorites that lined our staff's personal shelves this past year...

Cartooning pioneer Will Eisner helped develop a new style of visual storytelling: the graphic novel. Eisner's work is the focus of a Library exhibit currently on display at the Central Library: Will Eisner: The Centennial Celebration, 1917-2017. As part of the exhibit, the Library recaps a recent presentation about Eisner’s impact on artists and readers alike, plus we highlight some notable titles in our graphic novel collection – both physical and digital.

Getting into "The Spirit" of Graphic Novels

Friday, August 3, 2018

Books

Signature Events

Exhibitions

Cartooning pioneer Will Eisner helped develop a new style of visual storytelling: the graphic novel. Eisner's work is the focus of a Library exhibit currently on display at the Central Library, Will Eisner: The Centennial Celebration, 1917-2017. In conjunction, the Library recaps...

When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy recently announced his retirement, a national conversation kicked into gear regarding the process of nominating and confirming a new Justice to our nation’s highest court. To help make sense of the SCOTUS – its history, its role in our society, the personalities among its ranks – the Library has gathered a collection of resources to explore how the Court’s decisions have influenced the United States and the lives of its people.

Hey, Judiciary: Understanding the Supreme Court

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy recently announced his retirement, a national conversation kicked into gear regarding the process of nominating and confir...

Looking for a few more music-themed books to add to your Summer Reading playlist? Library staff have shared some of their favorite titles on the subject. Check out the list of books that fit this year's Rock & Read theme.

Rock & Read: Staff Summer Reading Book Picks

Friday, July 6, 2018

Looking for a few more music-themed books to add to your Summer Reading play...

Kansas has seen advances in LGBT acceptance and rights over the past decade and a half that belies perceptions of one of the country’s most famously red states. Progress has come fitfully, to be sure. But it has come nonetheless, and C.J. Janovy details the advances in both attitude and deed in the Library’s latest FYI Book Club selection, No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas.

FYI Book Club Spotlights C.J. Janovy’s No Place Like Home and LGBT Advances in Kansas (Yes, Kansas)

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Kansas has seen advances in LGBT acceptance and rights over the past decade and a half that belies perceptions of one of the country’s most famously red states. Progress has come fitfully, to be sur...

There's just too much rock to be contained within the Summer Reading Program's Adult Suggested Reading, so we've gathered up bookish bootlegs, bonus tracks, and B sides for even more Rock & Read enjoyment. Check back here throughout the summer as the Library continues to add music-themed books, feature films and documentaries, albums and sountracks, and more.

Rock & Read: Adult Summer Reading Bonus Tracks

Friday, May 25, 2018

There's just too much rock to be contained within the Summer Reading Program's Adult Suggested Reading, so we've gathered up bookish bootlegs, bonus tracks, and B sides for even more...