Southwest Kansas Library System

Southwest Kansas Library System We promote a plan of cooperation and support through an enhanced use of technology, programs, shared resources and professional expertise.

The mission of the Southwest Kansas Library System (SWKLS) is to provide equal availability of resources, knowledge, and service on the local level to all libraries in Southwest Kansas regardless of budget, type, location, or size.

You can find us tomorrow evening at Día del Niño at Beeson Elementary in Dodge City where we will be handing out bubble ...
04/29/2026

You can find us tomorrow evening at Día del Niño at Beeson Elementary in Dodge City where we will be handing out bubble wands and flyers about all of the wonderful things our southwest Kansas libraries are doing! We're so excited!! 🥳 Have you visited YOUR library today?! 😁

Member Librarians: Please join us on Friday, May 1st, for our annual Trendy Librarian Workshop! This year's theme is Exp...
04/28/2026

Member Librarians: Please join us on Friday, May 1st, for our annual Trendy Librarian Workshop! This year's theme is Exploration and SWKLS Collection Specialist Miguel Coca has planned an exciting day of discovery at the Dodge City Public Library! Grab your seat there at 10:00 AM (Central Time) for a fun and casual workshop where you’ll explore new ideas, tools, and techniques to keep your library skills fresh and exciting. Our keynote speaker is local celebrity, Chris Kirkham. Chris creates content that shines a light on southwest Kansas communities and their history. You can look forward to a Jimmy John's boxed meal during our hour long lunch break. We will finish the day with some amazing giveaways! Check the comments for registration info!

How fun! Minneola City Library is gearing up for the Collaborative Summer Library Program theme: Unearth a Story and it ...
04/28/2026

How fun! Minneola City Library is gearing up for the Collaborative Summer Library Program theme: Unearth a Story and it looks like they're ready for a dino-tastic good time! We can't wait to see what fun they have in store for their patrons this summer! Visit your Southwest Kansas library and see what summer fun awaits you! 🦖🦕☀️

STARTING JUNE 1ST - SUMMER READING!!!!

Get ready to RAWR into reading - Erica & Kristen are ready to make this summer jurassi-cally awesome!

Wow,  Plains Community Library has been hopping! Check out these photos of all of the exciting programming happening! We...
04/28/2026

Wow, Plains Community Library has been hopping! Check out these photos of all of the exciting programming happening! We love to see our libraries full of patrons. 😍 If you're in the area, stop in and see what's going on today!

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell u...
04/23/2026

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell us what their library joy is! We'll be posting these all week! Please feel free to share YOUR library joy in our comments! ⬇️ Dodge City Public Library

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell u...
04/23/2026

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell us what their library joy is! We'll be posting these all week! Please feel free to share YOUR library joy in our comments! ⬇️

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell u...
04/23/2026

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell us what their library joy is! We'll be posting these all week! Please feel free to share YOUR library joy in our comments! ⬇️ Rolla Library

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell u...
04/23/2026

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell us what their library joy is! We'll be posting these all week! Please feel free to share YOUR library joy in our comments! ⬇️ Dodge City Public Library

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell u...
04/23/2026

The theme of National Library Week is "Find Your Joy," so we asked all of the library workers in our libraries to tell us what their library joy is! We'll be posting these all week! Please feel free to share YOUR library joy in our comments! ⬇️

Address

100 Military Avenue Ste 210
Dodge City, KS
67801

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18006572533

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