Fort Scott Public Library

Our repairs were completed on time, and we are now open again.

Over the next few weeks, we will be having some work done to the interior of the library.  Due to this, we may have to close off areas of the library or close the library.    We apologize for the inconvenience.

The used booksale will be November 5 to November 12.   It will take place in the Children’s Storyroom during regular library hours.  The booksale will close fifteen minutes before the library closes.  Materials sold at the booksale are from donations to the library or materials weeded from the library collection. 

 Hardback books are fifty cents, paperback books are twenty five cents, and any other items are one dollar each.  Beginning on Thursday, November 10, you may select a bag or box of books for $1.00

Coming up July 28th at 2:00, we’ll have musician Alan Cunningham back to entertain kids of all ages!  Alan has performed at Fort Scott Public Library several times and is always hugely popular.  Alan is a music teacher in Ottawa.  His programs include stories and sing-along songs.

Come join us at the library at 10:00 on July 6th to be entertained by juggler Brian Wendling!  Brian has performed at the Ozark Empire Fair, the Missouri State Fair, the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, and Disney World Village.  The show is free and all are welcome.

This performance is made possible by the Dr. Pratt and Pauline Irby Memorial Fund through the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation.

We had 74 people turn out for Kevin Horner’s performance.  Be sure to come Monday, June 20th at 1:00 for our next featured performer, Thad Beach.

Thad will come to Fort Scott Public Library with his brand new show, “Chicken Joe Combs the World”.  He will take the audience on a musical journey to all seven continents, performing tunes from a variety of countries and sharing stories and anecdotes about chickens, roosters, and local cultures.  He will be performing with the one and only limber chicken of it’s kind, handmade especially for this show, along with washboard, bucket bass, ukulele, guitar, harmonica, and various percussion instruments.

Our summer programming starts this week!  On Friday, June 10th at 10:30, Kevin Horner will perform at the library.  Kevin is a ventriloquist who will bring his zany friends, illusions, and comedy to our Children’s Story Room.  He is a 3 time People’s Choice award winner for the art of ventriloquism.  He has traveled in a six state area performing, and this summer, you can meet him and Master Coconuts (the crazy gorilla puppet) as he tries his hand at Judo.  And, you guessed it–he got the idea by reading a book!  We will travel “under this world” and “out of this world” meeting Twinkie and Claude-zilla.

This performance is made possible by the Dr. Pratt and Pauline Irby Memorial Fund through the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation.

Also, don’t forget that Saturday, June 11th at 10:00 in the Children’s Story Room, the Summer Reading Program, sponsored by the Fort Scott PTO, kicks off.  If you haven’t signed up yet, forms will be available on Saturday. 

Parents wishing to obtain library cards for themselves or for children aged 7 and older may do so anytime.  We require a Kansas Drivers License or State issued identification and proof of current address if not on the ID.  Come to the upstairs counter to fill out the paperwork.  It’s painless and FREE to Kansas residents!  For more information, call the library at 223-2882.

The used booksale will be April 30 through May 7.   It will take place in the Children’s Storyroom during regular library hours.  The booksale will close fifteen minutes before the library closes.  Materials sold at the booksale are from donations to the library or materials weeded from the library collection. 

 Hardback books are fifty cents, paperback books are twenty five cents, and any other items are one dollar each.  Beginning on Thursday, May 5, you may select a bag or box of books for $1.00