Dodge City Public Library

Dodge City Public Library
Carnegie Art Center
Location 2nd and Spruce Aves., Dodge City, Kansas
Coordinates 37°45′17″N 100°01′10″W / 37.754589°N 100.019314°WCoordinates: 37°45′17″N 100°01′10″W / 37.754589°N 100.019314°W
Built 1907
Architect Squires,C. W.
Architectural style Free Eclectic style
NRHP Reference # 79000954[1]
Added to NRHP March 26, 1979

Dodge City Public Library, located north of downtown, is the city's main library. A member of the Southwest Kansas Library System, it has a collection of approximately 123,000 volumes, and it circulates more than 189,000 items annually.[2]

In 1905, a group of Dodge City residents asked philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to fund a library building for the city. Carnegie responded with a grant of $7500; construction of a building at the downtown intersection of 2nd and Spruce began in 1906, and the library opened in February 1907. It remained in the Carnegie building until 1970.[3] In 1979, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[4] In 1981, the Dodge City Arts Council obtained funds to preserve the building, operating it as the Carnegie Art Center.[5]

The library moved to its current facility in 1981.[6] It offers several services to the public, including computer classes, public internet access, and programs for children and adults.[7]

Other libraries in the city include the DCCC Library, which holds more than 30,000 volumes and serves as a federal depository library, and the Kansas Heritage Center, a non-profit resource center and research library operated by Dodge City Public Schools dedicated to the history of Kansas, the Great Plains, and the Old West.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Dodge City Public Library – Dodge City, KS". lib-web-cats - A directory of libraries throughout the world. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. ↑ Wortman, Julie. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Dodge City Public Library". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  4. ↑ "National and State Registers of Historic Places: Ford County". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Dodge City Main Street Launches Historical Downtown Building Promotional Campaign". Western Kansas News. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  6. ↑ "About DCPL". Dodge City Public Library. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Public Services". Dodge City Public Library. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Facilities". Dodge City Community College. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  9. ↑ "GPO Federal Library Directory". United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  10. ↑ "About the Kansas Heritage Center". Kansas Heritage Center. Retrieved 2011-10-10.