Fort Scott Public Library

Fort Scott Public Library We are the City of Fort Scott's destination for borrowing books, programs, using computers & more! After Mr.

In 1891, Eugene Ware established the Ware Public Library in Fort Scott. Ware donated his library collection to the City of Fort Scott in 1894, the citizens voted to establish a free Fort Scott Public Library to be maintained by the taxpayers. In 1902, Andrew Carnegie donated $18,000 for the construction of a library building. Fort Scott Public Library opened in its present location in 1904. In 201

3, Fort Scott Public Library joined the SEKnFind consortium, a group of over 40 Southeast Kansas libraries. We have access to the catalogs and collections of all of these libraries. In 2014, Fort Scott Public Library joined the Sunflower eLibrary consortium, giving our patrons access to ebooks, audiobooks, and videos.

The library will be closing at 2:00 on Friday and will be closed all day on Saturday for Good Ol' Days. We will see you ...
06/01/2026

The library will be closing at 2:00 on Friday and will be closed all day on Saturday for Good Ol' Days. We will see you Monday, June 8th at 9:00.

See you at Bring Your Own Book Club on Monday! Bring Your Own Book Club is an adult program without assigned reading. We...
05/29/2026

See you at Bring Your Own Book Club on Monday! Bring Your Own Book Club is an adult program without assigned reading. We bring whatever we're reading at the time, have a reading sprint, and talk about the books we have brought with us. All reading counts in our book club! Need childcare? Children are welcome to come stay and play with Mackenzie and Sam.

The library will be closing next Friday, June 5th at 2:00 and be closed all day next Saturday, June 6th, for the Good Ol...
05/29/2026

The library will be closing next Friday, June 5th at 2:00 and be closed all day next Saturday, June 6th, for the Good Ol' Days celebration. We will see you on Monday, June 8th at 9:00.

See you in the events room at 10:00!
05/27/2026

See you in the events room at 10:00!

Thank you for joining me tonight at Spooky Book Club! I will be announcing the next meeting time and book soon. Spooky B...
05/27/2026

Thank you for joining me tonight at Spooky Book Club! I will be announcing the next meeting time and book soon. Spooky Book Club is an adult program with assigned reading and a discussion. I hope you'll join me, Jennifer C, next time!

See you in the events room tonight at Spooky Book Club! We'll be meeting in the events room at 6:00 to discuss How to Se...
05/26/2026

See you in the events room tonight at Spooky Book Club! We'll be meeting in the events room at 6:00 to discuss How to Sell A Haunted House.

Join Mackenzie and Sam next Tuesday for the start of Summer Reading! Youth Summer Reading will start next Tuesday and go...
05/26/2026

Join Mackenzie and Sam next Tuesday for the start of Summer Reading! Youth Summer Reading will start next Tuesday and go until July 28th. Littles will meet at 10:15 and pre-Teens and Teens will meet at 2:15. We hope you'll spend your summer at the library with us!

The library will be closed today from 12:00 to 1:30 for lunch. We will see you at 1:30.
05/26/2026

The library will be closed today from 12:00 to 1:30 for lunch. We will see you at 1:30.

See you tomorrow night at Spooky Book Club! I can't wait to discuss How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. We'll ...
05/25/2026

See you tomorrow night at Spooky Book Club! I can't wait to discuss How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. We'll be meeting in the events room at 6:00. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while we discuss this book. If you're interested in Spooky Book Club, this is an adult program, and we have assigned reading in this book club. I will be announcing the next meeting time and Book soon!

See you tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Unraveling the Clues!
05/25/2026

See you tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at Unraveling the Clues!

Address

201 S. National
Fort Scott, KS
66701

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

+16202232882

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