Dodge City Public Library

Dodge City Public Library, located north of downtown at 1001 N 2nd Ave, Dodge City, Kansas, 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.[1] It offers several services to the public, including public internet access, notary service, and programs for children and adults.[2]

History

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Carnegie Center for the Arts
Former Dodge City Public Library, now the Carnegie Center for the Arts
Location2nd and Spruce Aves., Dodge City, Kansas
Coordinates37°45′17″N 100°01′10″W / 37.754589°N 100.019314°W / 37.754589; -100.019314
Built1907
ArchitectSquires, C. W.
Architectural styleFree Eclectic style
NRHP reference No.79000954[3]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1979

In January 1905, local women's clubs in Dodge City encouraged judge E.H. Madison to ask philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to fund a library building for the city.[4] 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, when it moved to 606 First Avenue due to size constraints of the original building.[5][6] In 1979, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[7] In 1981, the Dodge City Arts Council obtained funds to preserve the original Carnegie building, operating it as the Carnegie Center for the Arts.[8][9]

In 1980, construction began on a new, larger location for the library at 1001 N 2nd Avenue. The library moved to this location in 1981, and it remains in this location today.[10] In 2019, the Kansas Heritage Center, a historical archive and research library, was moved from Dodge City USD 443 to the Dodge City Public Library.

Other city libraries

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The other library in the city is the Dodge City Community College Library, which holds more than 30,000 volumes and serves as a federal depository library.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Dodge City Public Library – Dodge City, KS". lib-web-cats - A directory of libraries throughout the world. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Library Services". Dodge City Public Library. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Flanagan, Lois. History of the Dodge City Public Library.
  5. ^ Wortman, Julie. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Dodge City Public Library". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  6. ^ Mason, John (April 4, 2022). "Celebrating 115 Years of Library Service". Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "National and State Registers of Historic Places: Ford County". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  8. ^ "Dodge City Main Street Launches Historical Downtown Building Promotional Campaign". Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Western Kansas News. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  9. ^ "Facebook site". Carnegie Center for the Arts. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "About DCPL". Dodge City Public Library. Archived from the original on July 26, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "Facilities". Dodge City Community College. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "GPO Federal Library Directory". United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
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