Dodge City Public Library, Public library and National Register of Historic Places site in Dodge City, United States.
Dodge City Public Library occupies a modern building at 1001 N 2nd Ave, north of downtown Dodge City, Kansas. It is the city's main library, a member of the Southwest Kansas Library System, with a collection of about 123,000 volumes and annual circulation above 189,000 items. Since 2019 it has also housed the Kansas Heritage Center archive.
The building opened in 1907 following a donation from Andrew Carnegie, reflecting that foundation's support of libraries across America. The structure was later added to the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing its age and architectural importance.
The Kansas Heritage Center, a research library on Kansas, the Great Plains and the Old West, moved into the Dodge City Public Library in 2019 from Dodge City USD 443. Its holdings give visitors a way to look into the region's past alongside the library's circulating collection of about 123,000 volumes.
The library sits at 1001 N 2nd Avenue, north of downtown Dodge City, and is a member of the Southwest Kansas Library System. Visitors can use public internet access and notary service, and children's and adult programs run through the year. The Kansas Heritage Center archive moved into the library in 2019.
The Carnegie building at 2nd and Spruce was never moved: the library left it in 1970 for 606 First Avenue, and in 1981 the Dodge City Arts Council raised funds to keep the old structure, running it as the Carnegie Center for the Arts. The library itself settled at 1001 N 2nd Avenue that same year.
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