by Admin | Mar 28, 2026 | General News
The Library Board has the legal authority to approve annual budgets but our mill rate is governed by caps established by the City Commission. Our City tax revenues can never exceed the cap. In the last ten years, Board approved budgets have cut the Library’s...
by Admin | Mar 28, 2026 | General News
Some say reading is an escape, a way to forget the weight of the world and our share of the burden. Does that truly capture the essence of reading? A perfect sentence or line of poetry can transport us but is that really an escape? Memorable things said in beautiful...
by Admin | Jun 13, 2025 | General News
The 6/11/25 Leavenworth County Commission meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance that promises “liberty and justice for all.” A prayer was offered that thanked the Lord for “…all the people that we represent and I pray that you help us to...
by Cindy McGuire | Apr 11, 2025 | General News
One of the greatest aspects of our nation’s social and political history is our rock solid determination to have open discussion, the free exchange of ideas and opinions. People shouldn’t go to jail for expressing dissent, reading certain books or openly...
by Cindy McGuire | Apr 7, 2025 | General News
You may be aware that on March 31, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was largely eliminated by an Executive Order of the President. For decades, IMLS has provided grants to the Kansas State Library and those funds pay for Talking Books for the vision...
by Cindy McGuire | Oct 31, 2024 | General News
Jacque Slingsby, Assistant Director I am very excited to be at the Leavenworth PublicLibrary as the newish Assistant Director! Librarian ismy second career after a bunch of years working with juvenile offenders. I’ve had a small farm in Leavenworth County for 27 years...
