Bring Kansas stories to life; add the Kansas250 Bookshelf and Kansas Notable Books to your Homeschool/School curriculum. Explore Kansas history (and stories). Build its future. library.ks.gov/KS250 #Kansas250 @america250.bsky.social #NotableBooks #Homeschool

We are so excited to feature these and other Kansas Notable Books on our February Kansas 250 Bookshelf, library.ks.gov/KS250/February! You're invited to dive into the KS250 Bookshelf and see for yourself why we're celebrating with these books. @america250.bsky.social

All the cool kids (and adults) celebrate World Read Aloud Day. Be cool. Pick your read-aloud eBook from the State Library collection, library.ks.gov/DigitalBooks, or Talking Book collection, library.ks.gov/TalkingBooks. #Kansas #WorldReadAloudDay

For 145 years, The Star has been covering every aspect of life in Kansas City. Now, in partnership with the KC Library, we’re rolling out a huge public archive showcasing decades of historical photography, from Super Bowl I to the Skywalk Collapse. Take a look ➡️ kcstarphotos.org?link_source=...

On this day in 1907, Republican US Representative Charles Curtis of Kansas became a US Senator. An enrolled member of the Kaw Nation, he was first Native American to serve in Congress (and both houses at that!). He was later Vice President (1929-33) under Herbert Hoover. Image: Library of Congress.

Mark your calendars! Pete Janzen and Bob Gress will be at Salina Public Library, signing their book The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots. Thank you to the Salina Photography Club for hosting the event! #kansasbirds #kansas #salinakansas #naturephotography #upkansas

Enjoy "An evening with the authors of 'Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind,'" Todd Mildfelt & David D. Schafer at your leisure. Long-time friends & Kansans discuss their book, James Montgomery & gathering history, library.ks.gov/KS250/KS250BookshelfVIDEOS @america250.bsky.social

We love it when our authors see their book for the first time! The Boundless Game: Soccer Stories from Across the Street to Around the World by Tim Bascom is available now: (kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700641024/). #bookreveal #soccer #soccerstories #soccerbook #upkansas

From Abilene to Waterville, the North Central Kansas Library System focus is "Local Libraries. Regional Support." One of 7 systems working cooperatively to strengthen #Kansas libraries by expanding access to funding, shared catalogs, and operational support ... 1/2

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February: a good time to visit your library, meet your neighbors and discover the hiSTORIES of your community. Visit library.ks.gov & find original voices of Kansans, people across the land. News. Art. Ideas. Science. Hobbies. Inspiration. Help to write your story. #Kansas #Stories

Marcel Proust, whose novel In Search of Lost Time is known for a scene in which the narrator dips a madeleine into a cup of tea, originally wrote the scene featuring tea and a slice of bread-and-butter. His editor persuaded him to change it. Proust's most famous scene was introduced by his editor.

Help CloudLibrary test their NEW Recommendation Feature - an exciting way for you to discover new favorites inside the CloudLibrary app. Enjoy: Curated suggestions: Get suggestions when viewing a title, returning a book or placing a hold. 1/3

Happy Birthday, Kansas! Discover the Sunflower State, visit the State Library online & learn about local government, state history, Kansas Governor and Legislature & find links to Federal Government info. library.ks.gov/kansans #KSleg @america250.bsky.social @travelks.bsky.social

𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓! Join the State Library of Kansas for our 1st KS250 Bookshelf virtual event, LIVE w/Todd Mildfelt & David Schafer, co-writers of Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind, 2025 Notable Book & Great Read from Great Places selection. 1/3 @america250.bsky.social

Who’s ready for a new year with more great reads from our “Must Reads for Young Adults” list? With dozens of awesome titles to dive into, we handpicked 6 you can begin with today! #ReadAllTheComics #LibComix #MustReads #YALiterature #DigitalComics

𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓! Join the State Library of Kansas for our 1st KS250 Bookshelf virtual event, LIVE w/Todd Mildfelt & David Schafer, co-writers of Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind, 2025 Notable Book & Great Read from Great Places selection. 1/3 @america250.bsky.social

Introducing the Northwest Kansas Library System, one of seven Kansas Regional Library Systems who cooperatively strengthen local libraries by expanding access to funding, shared catalogs, and operational support ... nwkls.org/about/nwkls-staff/ 1/2

Join us Wednesday, January 28, 7 p.m. for an author talk with Todd Midfelt & David Schafer, co-authors of "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind" online. Registration is free and required for this event, calendar.library.ks.gov/event/15803642?hs=a. @america250.bsky.social #Kansas250

We spoke with KS Public Radio about our KS250 Bookshelf curated collection & monthly virtual events. Enjoy the Prairie Journal interview Sun., Jan. 25, 11 am, on your favorite KPR station, kansaspublicradio.org/prairie-journal. @america250.bsky.social @travelks.bsky.social #KS250

“Common sense and planning will see you through.” It's a good day to check out these Driving in Winter Weather tips from the Kansas Highway Patrol found on our Kansas Government Information Library, cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll... 1/2

"A morning like this is as close as I come to being a tree, as close, perhaps, as I come to simply being in place" -Mary Oliver

Two UPK titles recommended by @statelibraryofks.bsky.social. Twenty-Five Years among the Indians and Buffalo (https://f.mtr.cool/kfzrwbujjg Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri edited by @jonearle.bsky.social& Diane Mutti Burke (https://f.mtr.cool/ptllrdnjpy)

Know Kansans who struggle to read due to blindness, low vision or other challenges? Share Kansas Talkin Books & NFB-NEWSLINE® so they can access weather & job alerts, newspapers & magazines with NFB-NEWSLINE® by phone, mobile app & smart speaker, library.ks.gov/newsline.

Kansas has 365+ public libraries serving nearly 3 million people. This includes special libraries (hospitals, museums), academic libraries and school libraries providing access to information & exploration so every Kansan has tools to learn, innovate and succeed. We 💚 libraries.

Are you in Lawrence or the surrounding area and love birds? Then you don't want to miss your chance to see author and photographer Bob Gress at the Baker University Wetlands & Discovery Center on Monday, January 26, starting at 7:00PM CST! #Kansas #kansasbirds #birding #bakerwetlands #upkansas

Call the Kansas Legislative Hotline, 800-432-3924, for legislator contact info, bill status, lawmaking process, legislative history and more. Email, call, live chat or walk in to Room 312-N of the KS Statehouse, content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSO.... #LegislativeHotline

January 19, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Kansas. He spoke in K-State's Ahearn Fieldhouse, his final university speech before he was murdered. "The time is always right to do what is right." Know your history. library.ks.gov/kansans . Photo: Kansas Memory. #MLK

JOIN the VIRTUAL JOB FAIR, Thurs., January 22. Login at any time 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. to browse job openings in your area, visit with motivated recruiters, and submit applications. Register, bit.ly/KS-JAN-2026-JF . #KANSASWORKS #JobFair  #HiringEvent #EmploymentOpportunities #GetHired

Kansas Talking Books connects vision- & reading-impaired Kansans with adaptive technology so they, too, can read books, magazines & newspapers & many KS250 Bookshelf titles. Learn about Talking Books, library.ks.gov/TalkingBooks. Check out the KTB Online Catalog. #KS250 #America250

#FossilFriday Here is a gorgeous piece of petrified wood belonging to the genus Schinoxylon. This comes from the Eocene aged Laney Shale Member of the Green River Formation from in Valley, Sweetwater Co, Wyoming. This specimen has a beautiful vein of blue Chalcedony Quartz running through it.

Universal Class is your gateway to self-directed learning about history, meditation, wellness, computer skills, exploring craft-making and hobbies. Check out Universal Class on our website. eCard needed. statelibraryofks.universalclass.com/ #Learn #Grow #GetConnected

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 871: Don't be afraid to embrace the many things that make human beings interesting. Not all your characters need to be versions of you.

Celebrate the wonderful state of Kansas at the upcoming public library events featuring the editors and contributors to the book Kansas Matters! - Pittsburg Public Library, Sun, Jan. 18, 2:00PM -Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Thurs., Jan. 22, 7:00PM #Kansas #sunflowerstate #upkansas

Start your #America250 party w/our Jan. 28 Author Talk featuring Todd Mildfelt & David Schafer, writers of "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind," a bold story of James Montgomery, abolitionist who led a regiment of Black soldiers. Register calendar.library.ks.gov/event/158036...

The State Library of Kansas - to include our Kansas Talking Book division and Legislative Hotline, 800-432-3924 - will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Visit us online 24/7 at library.ks.gov. #KSleg

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 with your questions about pending or past legislation, Kansas legislators' contact info, tax policies & more, 𝟴𝟬𝟬-𝟰𝟯𝟮-𝟯𝟵𝟮𝟰. Toll-free service from the State Library. #LibrariesMatter

That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think. Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.

Welcome to the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session! Kansas 250, America250 & KS250 Bookshelf adventures we offer, 2026 will be memorable. We cannot wait to meet you at the State Library, Room 312-N or online, library.ks.gov. @america250.bsky.social #StayCurious

“May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten.” – Irish Blessing”

Toad sipped his tea. “Frog,” he asked, “are you making this up?” “Maybe yes and maybe no,” said Frog.

You have lots of ways to join the Kansas 250 Celebration; visit travelks.com/kansas-250, the Kansas 250 Commission's website, to discover ALL the ways to honor #America250 in the Sunflower State. @america250.bsky.social @travelks.bsky.social #KS250Bookshelf

Three ways to get your Kansas Constitution: Download a pocket- or booklet-sized Kansas Constitution or bookmark this page, library.ks.gov/kansans/gove....

"The Lazy Cat" - Palmer Cox - 1880 #Caturday #writinglife #writing #cats #art #writingcommunity

Don't miss your chance to see and hear authors Bob Gress and Pete Janzen talking about their book The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots for the Digital Dimensions & Beyond Photography Club. #kansasbirds #kansasbirding #birds #birdphotography #upkansas

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 & 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀: Check out the Kansas 250 Bookshelf, a year of reads & events, with January’s "Road to Statehood." Explore Kansas history, people, poetry, outdoors, rural life & more, library.ks.gov/KS250. @travelks.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social

Jan. 1, 2026, Public Domain Day when copyrighted works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 became open to all to copy & share. Books like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “The Conquest of Happiness”; films from “All Quiet on the Western Front” ... 1/2

We could not have said it better ourselves.

Join the KS250 Bookshelf adventure: borrow books from your library, download eBooks from CloudLibrary, register for a virtual event, and request Talking Books to start. It won’t be the same without you. library.ks.gov/KS250 @america250.bsky.social @travelks.bsky.social @oclc.org

Star Wars artist Ralph McQuarrie's concept art for the Millennium Falcon