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 is closed today. We will see you tomorrow morning at 9:00.
06/19/2026

The library is closed today. We will see you tomorrow morning at 9:00.

Thank you for joining us this morning at the library. Stop by next Wednesday for Mindful Coloring.
06/17/2026

Thank you for joining us this morning at the library. Stop by next Wednesday for Mindful Coloring.

See you at 10:00 in the events room!
06/17/2026

See you at 10:00 in the events room!

Thank you for joinining us today for our Summer Reading activities. Summer Reading next week will not be at the library ...
06/16/2026

Thank you for joinining us today for our Summer Reading activities. Summer Reading next week will not be at the library on Tuesday. Summer Reading will be at the Lowell Milken Center on Thursday, June 25th. Littles will meet at the library at 10:15 to walk over there, and pre-teens and teens will meet at 2:15 to walk over there. See you next Thursday!

Let's make Dino Sand Art in the events room Wednesday morning at 10:00!
06/15/2026

Let's make Dino Sand Art in the events room Wednesday morning at 10:00!

The library will be closed on Friday. We will see you on Saturday at 9:00.
06/15/2026

The library will be closed on Friday. We will see you on Saturday at 9:00.

The library will be closed next Friday, June 19th. We will see you on Saturday at 9:00.
06/12/2026

The library will be closed next Friday, June 19th. We will see you on Saturday at 9:00.

Thank you for joining us this morning at the library! Be sure to come back next Wednesday at 10:00 and make Dino Sand Ar...
06/10/2026

Thank you for joining us this morning at the library! Be sure to come back next Wednesday at 10:00 and make Dino Sand Art.

See you in the events room at 10:00!
06/10/2026

See you in the events room at 10:00!

See you at Owl Hour on Wednesday morning at 10:00!
06/08/2026

See you at Owl Hour on Wednesday morning at 10:00!

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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