State Library of Kansas

Announcing the 2026 Kansas Notable Books! Find stories for readers of many interests including wild west action, true crime, fantasy rom-com, poetry, and the culture of peoples through time, Click bit.ly/2026KSNotableB…! @TravelKS #Kansas #NotableBooks

Art gives children a voice for feelings they can’t yet put into words. #FredRogers #MisterRogers #FredRogersInstitute #Art

“If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last.” - Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz. Mahfouz began writing when he was seventeen and was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature when he was 76. Read more: bit.ly/3mLugDm

On Memorial Day, we take a moment to honor the brave men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to our country. We thank them today, and every day, for their service and dedication to protecting our freedoms.

On this day in 1969, the Apollo 10 astronauts began their return journey from the Moon back to Earth in command module "Charlie Brown." This photo of Earth rising above the lunar horizon was taken during the mission.

"If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon." Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Read his full Nobel Prize banquet speech: bit.ly/2LsmwQn

This Memorial Day, discovery your military history with Fold3, found on the State Library of Kansas website, library.ks.gov/Fold3. #Fold3

On the go? Find Kansas 250 titles in CloudLibrary as audiobooks or eBooks. Get your own Kansas eCard at your local Kansas library and access #cloudlibrary anywhere, anytime. #KS250 #ksleg @TravelKS @America250 @OCLC

📲From dots and dashes to DMs—communication has come a long way! #OnThisDay in 1844, #SamuelMorse sent the first long-distance telegraph message📡History buffs can learn more about the invention here: ow.ly/kkLV50YOp7m, along with other historic milestones in #NewsBank.

Romans were known to create tombs for their dogs and gave them epitaphs to remember them by. One such inscription reads “I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago.”

Closest Image ever taken of Jupiter

This is Dornröschen — Sleeping Beauty — sculpted by Louis Sussmann-Hellborn in 1878 and now housed in Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie. The princess sleeps in an ornate throne as roses climb around her, while the fateful spindle lies nearby: the tiny detail that turns the entire sculpture back into the Grimm fairy tale.

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at the @LibraryofKS at the Statehouse! At the State Library, you’ll find Kansas Notable Book selections from the past twenty years, with a new theme featured each month to celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary.

A poetry comic for a rainy Saturday from my book THE SHAPE OF IDEAS 🌧️

At the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, they have separate versions of paintings for blind and visually impaired visitors so they can still enjoy the art.

"If you're not having fun, you're not learning. There's a pleasure in finding things out." - Richard Feynman

Closed Memorial Day, but you can listen, read, research, explore and discover the State Library of Kansas 24/7 with your Kansas eCard. Cards are available at your local Kansas library.

The Kansas State Department of Education will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

From Comedy to Country to Hair band hitmakers and a bison named Ike, you’ll find a lot to love at the Kansas State Fair this year (we'll see you there!). Click for tickets, concert and special event information, etix.com/ticket/v/12251…. @KansasStateFair

"Education isn't something you can finish." - Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)

Kansas businesses are hiring. Next Thursday, May 28, the @KansasWorkforce virtual job fair can help connect job seekers with employers across the state, spanning industries from healthcare and education to manufacturing and public service. Register now: bit.ly/KS-MAY-2026-JF