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.

See you tomorrow afternoon at Unraveling the Clues!
09/07/2026

See you tomorrow afternoon at Unraveling the Clues!

See you next Monday at 2:00 in the events room downstairs at Bring Your Own Book Club! Bring Your Own Book Club is an ad...
09/07/2026

See you next Monday at 2:00 in the events room downstairs at Bring Your Own Book Club! 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 child care? Children are welcome to come stay and play with Mackenzie and Sam.

See you tomorrow morning at Story Time!
09/07/2026

See you tomorrow morning at Story Time!

Fort Scott Public Library is closed today for Labor Day. Have a great day, and we will see you tomorrow morning at 9:00.
09/07/2026

Fort Scott Public Library is closed today for Labor Day. Have a great day, and we will see you tomorrow morning at 9:00.

Stop by the library on Tuesday at 2:15 for Unraveling the Clues! Join Sam in the events room downstairs and enjoy a cup ...
09/04/2026

Stop by the library on Tuesday at 2:15 for Unraveling the Clues! Join Sam in the events room downstairs and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while working on your fiber arts project and listening to Dyeing Wishes by Molly Macrae.

Join Mackenzie and Sam at Story Time on Tuesday at 10:15!
09/04/2026

Join Mackenzie and Sam at Story Time on Tuesday at 10:15!

The library will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. Be sure to stop by the library until 6:00 today or from 9:00 to 2:00...
09/04/2026

The library will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. Be sure to stop by the library until 6:00 today or from 9:00 to 2:00 tomorrow for books and movies for the long weekend!

Join us at the library on Friday, September 25th at 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, September 26th at 2:00 for Manhattan Film...
09/02/2026

Join us at the library on Friday, September 25th at 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, September 26th at 2:00 for Manhattan Film Shorts sponsored with Fort Scott Community College.

Hey! Spooky Book Club is back! Spooky Book Club is an adult program with assigned reading. The book we will be reading t...
09/01/2026

Hey! Spooky Book Club is back! Spooky Book Club is an adult program with assigned reading. The book we will be reading this time is The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. It's available in regular print through the library, on audiobook on cloudlibrary, and as an audiobook and ebook on Libby. We will be discussing The Sun Down Motel on Tuesday, October 20th at 6:00 in the events room downstairs.

Join Sam next Tuesday, September 8th, at 2:15 at Unraveling the Clues! Come by and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while wo...
09/01/2026

Join Sam next Tuesday, September 8th, at 2:15 at Unraveling the Clues! Come by and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while working on your fiber arts project and listening to Dyeing Wishes by Molly Macrae.

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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

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+16202232882

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