Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library | |
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39°03′03″N 95°41′47″W / 39.05083°N 95.69639°W | |
Location | 1515 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, Kansas |
Type | Public |
Established | 1870 |
Branches | 1 |
Collection | |
Size | 1,487,768 (physical & digital 2021) |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 1,930,108 (2017) |
Other information | |
Budget | $15,650,234[1] |
Director | Marie Pyko (CEO) |
Employees | 208 |
Website | tscpl.org |
The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library is a public library located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It serves all of Shawnee County, Kansas with the exception of the Rossville, Kansas and Silver Lake, Kansas townships. The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library is a municipal taxing district authorized by Kansas law. It is governed by a board of trustees consisting of ten members.
The library offers many services to the public including senior/homebound delivery, work and home delivery, bookmobile services, curbside pickup, public computers, meeting rooms, extensive programming, the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and the Millennium Cafe.
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CheckItOut - Taylor Swift Parody Video for National Library Week
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Because Libraries Transform
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Chick hatches at Topeka Library
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This place is out of date... full of books I can’t relate That's what people say, mmm-mmm Yeah, that's what people say, mmm-mmm But I go there every day no you can’t keep me away No matter what you say… mmm-mmm No matter what you say… mmm-mmm (Oh yeah) Through the stacks I’m cruisin' Can’t stop, won’t stop choosin’ Movies, books and music it’s all mine I can take home 99…. 'Cause the payers gonna pay, pay, pay, pay, pay And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate But just think of all you’ll save, save, save, save, save If you check it out, a-check it out There’s so much vari-eh-tay tay tay Even hi-def blu-ray, ray, ray, ray I’m just gonna take, take, take, take, take And check it out, I check it out There’s so much to do I can stream and download too And that's what they don't see, mmm-mmm That's what they don't see, mmm-mmm (Oh no) I check on my due dates (Check on my due dates) Click to renew ‘em if they’re late (Renew ‘em if they’re late) Then I pay a little fee, uh-oh But it’s just a little fee, mmm-mmm Bookmobiles cruisin’ Can’t stop, won’t stop movin’ With Movies, Books and Music All the time You can catch them on the fly 'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the gamers come and game, game, game, game, game I just cannot wait, wait, wait, wait, wait To check it out, I check it out Heart-breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the bakers gonna bake, bake, bake, bake, bake And the makers gonna make, make, make, make, make Check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out Hey, hey, hey Just think while you've been getting down and out about the Redbox and the iTunes and the Netflix... You could've been getting down to This. Sick. Beat. My ex-man brought his new girlfriend She's like "Oh, my god! It’s a T-Rex, Todd!” And to the fella over there with the hella good hair Won't you come on over, baby? We can Check. It. Out. Yeah ohhh! 'Cause the kids can come and play, play, play, play, play You can eat at the café-fay-fay-fay-fay Learn your genealo-jay-jay-jay-jay-jay (Genealogy!) So Check it out, I Check it out There’s art here on display-play-play-play-play You can print your résumé , may, may, may, may And it’s open every day, day, day, day, day So check it out, I check it out I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out (I check it out) I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out (You got to) I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out I, I, I check it out, I check it out [cheers and applause]
History
The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library was founded in 1870 when the Ladies' Library Association met to start a library. It was not until March 1871 that the doors of the library finally opened in the Keith & Meyers Dry Goods Store. In 1883, the library opened its first permanent building. Edward Wilder, Secretary-Treasurer of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and President of the Library Board, convinced the Union Pacific Railroad and the AT&SFRR to jointly fund a building for the library on the State House grounds.
In 1953, the library opened its new building at the corner of 10th and Washburn. In 1970, the library expanded at its current location in celebration of its centennial. In 1996, voters approved a $23 million expansion project. Michael Graves was retained by the architectural firm to be the design architect. A groundbreaking took place in 1998 for the expansion. The library opened its doors on January 12, 2002.
- Former directors
The current chief executive officer is Marie Pyko. Former directors include Horace Moses, James Marvin, David L. Leamon and Gina Millsap. The library's auditorium is named after James Marvin, and the library's Circulation Lobby is named after David Leamon.
- Controversies
In February 2009, the library board voted to restrict minors[2][3] from accessing four sexually themed books.[4][5] After public protest and controversy over the decision,[6][7][8] the library board voted in April 2009 to return the books to the shelves without restriction.[9]
Board of trustees
The Board of Trustees is composed of three county appointees and seven city appointees.[10]
References
- ^ 2018 budget
- ^ Ann Marie Bush (2009-02-20). "Library to restrict sex books' access". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Kan. library restricts access to sex books". USA Today. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ Article from KTKA-TV
- ^ Article from WIBW-TV Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ann Marie Bush (2009-02-21). "Library Peers dismayed at board decision". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Tim Hrenchir (2009-02-24). "Preisner: Bunten appointed like-minded people". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Ann Marie Bush (2009-03-02). "Library Board Under Scrutiny". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Ann Marie Bush (2009-04-16). "Sex-related books stay on shelves". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Board of Trustees