Summer Reading Program Registration

The annual summer reading program will begin registration May 14. To help kick off the summer reading program, we will be holding Camp Dream Big on May 18 at 4:00 pm on the west lawn of the library. There will be games, crafts, songs, hotdogs and ice cream so make sure to come have fun and register for the summer reading program!

Preschool Storytime

Children ages 3-6 are welcome to join us every Friday morning May 25th through July 27th at 10 o'clock to read stories, make crafts, and play games.

Lunch Bunch

The Lunch Bunch will be meeting every Thursday from 12:00 to 12:45 on May 31 through July 26. Elementary school students in grades 1-6 are welcome to bring a sack lunch. There will be plenty of games and crafts after afterwards!

Welcome

The Frank Carlson Library

Welcome to the web site for the Frank Carlson Library, serving Concordia, Cloud County, and North Central Kansas.

The Frank Carlson Library's mission is to meet the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the community and surrounding area.

You are invited to explore this web site, which has been designed to be a helpful and practical guide to the library services available through the Frank Carlson Library. Comments and suggestions about the web site or library services in general are always welcome so that we can better serve you.

Rotating Collection

The Central Kansas Library System's Rotating Book Collection was changed out on April 18th. The next time the van will be coming to visit us to change out the collection is June 20th.

Address and Services

We hope that you will visit the library at 702 Broadway in Concordia, Kansas, where you will find a comfortable, inviting environment with services for people of all ages and interests.

Toys, games, and learning opportunities for children
Comfortable, well-lighted reading area for adults
Extensive genealogy and local history collection
Thousands of videos, DVDs, audiobooks, and more!
The Frank Carlson Room, celebrating the life of Concordia's most illustrious citizen

The Frank Carlson Library is a member of the Concordia Area Chamber of Commerce, a Charter Affiliate of the Kansas Center for the Book, a member of the the Central Kansas Library System, and receives hundreds of items for adults and kids from the CKLS Rotating Book Van six times each year.

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