Planning Begins for 2021 Kansas Book Festival!
After hitting the pause button for Covid-19, the Kansas Book Festival is returning in September, 2021! Be sure to join us for our 10th Anniversary
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2018 Kansas Book Festival will be on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Statehouse
We are back and stronger than ever. Hope to see you at the Statehouse again this September 8th–for the 8th Annual Kansas Book Festival. . .
And the 2016 Library of the Year award goes to…
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 […]
2016 Library Grants Announced
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 […]
2015 Presenting Authors Announced!
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 […]
Featured Library: Eudora Public Library
(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 […]
Weekend Reading Ideas from Newbery Medal Winner Clare Vanderpool
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 […]
Celebrating 5 Years
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, […]
Featured Library: Independence Public Library
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 […]
2015 Library Grant Winners Announced!
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 – […]