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Lawrence Public Library weighs in on NPR's Public Libraries' top 2025 checkouts, “The Women was among the most checked-out books in U.S. public libraries this year, making top 10 lists in library systems ... www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n... #kansasreads @npr.org #LawrenceKansas

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Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving ... a Kansas eCard. Your local library can set you up with an eCard and access to all digital books, databases and learning platforms for you and your family found at library.ks.gov/kansans. #KansasReads

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Learn more on how to join Friends of the Press here: kansaspress.ku.edu/fotp.

#UPK #FriendsOfThePress #SupportNonprofitPublishing #MidwestBooks #KansasReads

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Winter’s nights are getting longer. Here are great reads to help you make it until spring thaw thanks to NPR's latest Books we Love, apps.npr.org/best-books/#.... @npr.org #KansasReads #BooksWeLove

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Macksville City Library Reads to Preschoolers The Macksville City Library celebrated Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month by sharing the book "Little Nita’s BIG Idea" with Macksville Grade School Preschoolers. The story is written by Anna W. Bardau...

Macksville City Library proves reading to children can be fun & tasty - beyond Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month! Don't take our word for it ... Check out the Great Bend Tribune article,
anvil.gbtribune.com/news/local-n... #KansasReads #SouthCentralKansasLibrarySystem

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Get Your Students' Favorite Audiobooks Free-of-Charge: KS Talking Books & the Nat'l Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled, provide free audio & braille books to students who are unable to read due to impairment. library.ks.gov/TalkingBooks #KansasReads

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Your imagination is calling. Reading will help answer the call. Try eBooks free of charge at library.ks.gov/digital-books, and books you can tackle at your local Kansas library. Your imagination will thank you. #KansasReads #Library

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Image of a smiling girl holding a giant melon slice, Join us this November and inspire your preschooler's BIG ideas!

Image of a smiling girl holding a giant melon slice, Join us this November and inspire your preschooler's BIG ideas!

Image: Kansas Lee Para Infantes Preescolares 2025, ¡Acompáñanos este noviembre e inspira las GRANDES ideas de tu infante!, La gran idea de la pequeña Nita, Por Anna W. Bardaus

Image: Kansas Lee Para Infantes Preescolares 2025, ¡Acompáñanos este noviembre e inspira las GRANDES ideas de tu infante!, La gran idea de la pequeña Nita, Por Anna W. Bardaus

Announcing a BIG Idea for 2025 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers, introducing “Little Nita’s BIG Idea.” Little Nita has a BIG & delicious idea to serve her community, and she must persevere to see it through, content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSO... #LittleNita #Scholastic #KansasReads

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Screenshot of State Library of Kansas website. Focus on Popular eBooks and Spotlight On features

Screenshot of State Library of Kansas website. Focus on Popular eBooks and Spotlight On features

Looking for book recommendations? Check out library.ks.gov, featuring a #CloudLibrary sampler of tasty books next to "Spotlight On"! If you need a Kansas eCard, find us at the #KansasBookFestival tomorrow around Washburn University Libraries to get yours. #KansasReads

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James Montgomery's War on Slavery The Library of Congress's Center for the Book recently released its annual "Great Reads from Great Places." One of two books representing Kansas this year: "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind: Ja...

Think of a "dangerous abolitionist." Then enjoy @kprnews 's Kaye McIntyre interview with "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind: James Montgomery and his War on Slavery" authors Todd Mildfelt & David D. Schafer. kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... #GreatReads #KansasReads

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Image of Kansas trail in late summer, early fall.

Image of Kansas trail in late summer, early fall.

The State Library of Kansas will be closed Labor Day, Monday, September 1. Find a universe of books to enjoy and ideas to explore when you Get Connected to us online 24/7 at library.ks.gov. #KansasReads #LibrariesAreForEveryone

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Image of paperback books - classics - from Brave New World to Walden.

Image of paperback books - classics - from Brave New World to Walden.

What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you told @npr.org . Any titles you would add?
npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5468462/best-books-read-high-school #KansasReads #HighSchoolReady

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Introducing our 𝙣𝙚𝙬 website created with YOU in mind. Get Connected to digital books & databases, Share Talking Books, Find Policy Resources, Popular eBooks & checkout the new "Spotlight On." Visit us at library.ks.gov. #Kansas #KansasReads

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Have you heard? Kansas Book Festival, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Washburn University. Free admission. #Kansas #BookFestival #KansasReads

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Author’s Acclaimed Book Highlights Mexican Immigrant Contributions "Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success" was named a 2025 Kansas Notable Book Dennis Raphael Garcia, AWA, is a retired attorney, educator, and an award-winning author GARDEN CITY, KS, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Author Dennis R. Garcia continues to engage readers across Kansas with Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success, a 2025 Kansas Notable Book. Las Madres is a family saga that chronicles the journey of ...

The stories in Las Madres span more than a century—but they echo powerfully in this moment. 📚

fox40.com/business/press-releases/...

#LasMadres #LatinxHistory #KansasReads #ImmigrantVoices

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Show us you like to read without telling us ... you like to read. #Kansas #KansasReads

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Friday, July 4, State Library of Kansas will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. Your Kansas eCard is the key to 1000s of audiobooks & adventures 24/7, library.ks.gov/digital-books (they count toward your summer reading totals!). #KansasReads #CloudLibrary

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Two photo image of Bruce the mechanical shark from the movie Jaws and cover art for "The Jaws Log."

Two photo image of Bruce the mechanical shark from the movie Jaws and cover art for "The Jaws Log."

Check out The Jaws Log on Freading to discover how “26-year-old Steven Spielberg transformed Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel” into the film that inspired 50 years of checking the bathwater for sharks, kslib.freading.com/index. #Jaws #KansasReads

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Thanks for 50 years of double-checking the bathwater for Bruce the shark. What to read if you liked Jaws, the movie? Jaws the book by Peter Benchley or Jurassic Park the book by Michael Crichton or The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey. #Jaws #KansasReads

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Thursday, June 19, the State Library of Kansas will be closed in observance of the Federal Holiday. It’s also National Audiobook Month. Use your Kansas eCard & celebrate with great audiobooks, library.ks.gov/digital-books (they count toward your summer reading totals!). #KansasReads

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Alt Text: images of Kansas sunflowers, children listening to a book, a library bird, intergenerational reading and a engaged group during a library summer reading event!

Alt Text: images of Kansas sunflowers, children listening to a book, a library bird, intergenerational reading and a engaged group during a library summer reading event!

Put the brakes on the summer slide with Summer Reading at your local library. Free. All ages. Have fun. Make friends. Read to the top of your class! #SummerReadingNotSummerSlide #KansasLibraries #KansasReads

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KPR Presents: 2025 Kansas Notable Books Preview The State Library of Kansas has just released its 2025 Kansas Notable Books list, 15 of the best new books by Kansas authors or about Kansas. State Librarian Ray Walling and Notable Books facilitator ...

KPR Presents: 2025 Kansas Notable Books Preview, listen in to Kaye McIntyre's interview with Ray Walling & Brett Rurode of the State Library of Kansas! Discover the 2025 Notable Book selections and how the books are selected, kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/kpr-... #KansasReads

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Check out the cover art for three of this year's 15 Kansas Notable Books! Find all the titles at library.ks.gov/KSNotableBooks #KansasReads

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Every mile back to Kansas is a step toward the roots that shaped my family. 🌾

This 📅 February, I’m returning to the Heartland with Las Madres, a deeply personal book that celebrates the Latina women who shaped our communities. Join me in Kansas!

#LasMadresBook #KansasReads #FamilyLegacy

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Did you see #Kansas State Department of Education's KSDEweekly? Here's your chance to read KSDE's article about Kansas Reads to Preschoolers & why the State Library supports early literacy as essential to Kansas' kids' learning readiness, bit.ly/KSReads2Pres.... #KansasReads

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Photo of an African porcupine named Quilliam on a purple floor and securely held by a ZooKeeper from the Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Kansas.

Photo of an African porcupine named Quilliam on a purple floor and securely held by a ZooKeeper from the Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Kansas.

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How to Hug Quilliam, a Porcupine: In honor of Kansas Reads to Preschoolers month, Wichita Public Library and Tanganyika Wildlife Park partnered to read "How to Hug a Porcupine" with special guest, Quilliam. Used w/permission. #KansasReads #Preschoolers #HowToHugAPorcupine #Kansas

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