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Take our art-inspired Summer Reading Challenge and win prizes! Together we'll read books, attend free events, and create new friends along the way. See you at the Kick-Off Party Messtival on May 22!

Take our art-inspired Summer Reading Challenge and win prizes! Together we'll read books, attend free events, and create new friends along the way. See you at the Kick-Off Party Messtival on May 22!

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Show Your Library Love: Design Our Next Library Card

Jul 06, 2025
Show us what makes the library special! Enter your art for a chance to be featured on our next library card—open to all ages!

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Interesting Trees V

Dan Coleman and Jake Vail return for another entry in their Interesting Trees series, featuring Kansas forester Elizabeth "EJ" Jamison.

Summerween Scares

Why wait until October to get a little spooky? Check out these great middle grade reads and combat the heat with chilling scares.

Lawrence Picks: Cottagecore Summer

Sought for their cozy atmospheres, romantic minimalism, and pastoral settings, cottagecore books are perfect, light summer reads!

Oh Baby! Things I Didn't Know as a First-Time Parent

Mary shares a life milestone — she's having a baby! — as well as some of the books that have given her peace of mind as a first-time parent.

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