Kansas City, Kansas Public Library - West Wyandotte Library

Web site: http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/

Events: http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/Calen… (updated February 14)

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Description: The West Wyandotte Library collection includes approximately 200,000 items - books, magazines, audio, and video for both adults and children. The library has an especially large collection of fine art books. Areas that are growing rapidly to meet a changing population include Large Print and Spanish-Language materials. In 1963, this library, the first in western Wyandotte County, was established with a donation of $20,000 from the Junior League. The library was housed at the old Hornif School site (2,500 square feet of space) at 98th and State Avenue. The library remained at this location until it was transferred to Wyandotte Plaza Shopping Center in 1971. This branch soon became the busiest unit in the KCKPL system, expanding into adjacent storefronts in 1975 and 1978. Statistics continued to climb at the Wyandotte Plaza location warranting the expansion of the library. Planning for a new facility began in 1982 and West Wyandotte was dedicated to the public on June 1, 1986, after nearly twenty months of construction.

Added by: alexiscartwheel.  Contacted: Not contacted.  Venue ID: 13685