The University of Kansas’ dean of libraries is taking a job on the East Coast, leaving KU looking for a new leader as talk intensifies on a proposed major renovation of Watson Library. Kevin Smith has ...

ST MARYS — What is the purpose of a public library? It is a question that has transfixed and roiled hundreds of communities across the country and in Kansas as controversies over books on racial, ...

The University of Kansas’ interim co-dean for KU Libraries has been announced as a finalist for the permanent dean position at KU. Scott Hanrath became the second finalist announced for the position ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The University of Kansas has selected Carol E. Smith as the dean of the KU Libraries. University of Kansas announced Smith currently serves as university librarian at Colorado ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — "Freshman year when I'd feel homesick, I'd go to Watson and do my homework because it was quiet and I didn’t know my roommate," said University of Kansas sophomore Emilie Theophile.

Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagel Library and Environmental Learning Center is located in Wyandotte County Lake Park. While the Kansas City region is home to robust public library systems, it also boasts ...

Rural Kansas libraries like the Abilene Public Library could lose access to state library programs because the Institute of Museum and Library Services is discontinuing some of their funding. Last ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Select library programs across the sunflower state received some much-needed funding. Grants submitted at last year’s Kansas Book Festival were awarded Monday afternoon at the ...

KTWU I've Got Issues is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, ...

The Kansas City, Missouri Public Library has a new logo.KCPL calls its new symbol the owl in the circle.The design was crafted to encapsulate the 150-year history of the library.“The library’s 150 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Four Kansas libraries are participating in a pilot program ...

Reality Check is a Star series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email [email protected]. The Kansas City Public ...