The Dorothy D. Richards Kansas Collection contains nonfiction and fiction books about the history of Kansas and the West. Here you will also find resources to help you trace your genealogy. There is a special collection having to do with Volga German families. In addition, there is microfilm of the Hays Daily News from 1929 to the present, as well as other Ellis County newspapers and Ellis County Census Records. We also have many maps and atlases, both historical and modern.

Kansas Room materials may not be checked out from the library but are available for use in the building.

The Kansas Room's photograph archives are now available online through the Kansas Room Digital Photo Archives! This searchable database contains copies of the nearly two thousand photographs the Kansas Room keeps in its records.

Karen Land, Musher
January 28 – 7:00pm

Iditarod Race musher Karen Land (and her dog Borage) will give a presentation about the grueling Alaskan sled dog race on January 28 at 7 pm in the main floor Gallery. A columnist and writer, Karen has spoken before schools, libraries, corporations, and conventions, sharing her enthusiasm and love of dogs, the wilderness and a challenge. More info about Karen can be found at her website, www.mymusher.com along with photos and many of her columns.

Upcoming Displays

• October – Books: Ghost Stories
• October – Display Cases: Kansas Ghosts and UFOs in Kansas
• November – Books: Amelia Earhart
• November – Display Cases: Amelia Earhart and Kansas Aviation
• December – Books: Cookbooks
• December – Display Cases: Holiday Cooking and KS Cookbook Author Clementine Paddleford
• January – Books: Stagecoaching
• January – Display Cases: Stagecoaches and the Iditarod Dog Sled Race
• February – Books: Blacks in Kansas
• February – Display Cases: Buffalo Soldiers and Black Baseball in Kansas