Sterling Free Public Library
Member, South Central Library System
138 N. Broadway
Shirley Kenyon, Librarian
PH: 620-278-3191
Hours of Operation
History
The first library in Sterling was a combination firehouse, jail, and library in the 100 block of West Main Street. Annie Walton, the librarian from 1914-1951, secured a $10,000 Andrew Carnegie grant in 1916. The Sterling Free Public Library was built in 1917 - one of the last Carnegie libraries built in Kansas. An addition, which doubled the size of the original building, was built in 1982 with a gift from the Anne Dilley estate.
Materials Available
- Over 18,534 books of all types
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- 75 Magazine subscriptions (3 year retention)
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- 350 Rotating Book Collection from SCKLS
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- Audio-Visual Collection: videos, books-on-tape
Click here to view the library's complete card file online.
Programs Available
- Storytime
- for children ages 3 to 5
- Fall & Spring Sessions
- Summer Reading Program
- Preschool through 5th grade
- 6th grade through High School
- Interlibrary Loan
- Access to materials from libraries throughout the United States.
Services
- Photocopying
- Slide Projector
- Meeting Room
- Voter Registration
- Tax Forms
- Internet Access