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Jordaan Memorial
Library Jordaan Memorial Library is committed to the community and its patrons. Throughout the year, the library offers story times and reading clubs for boys and girls, a summer reading program, crafting, etc., as well as online services. If your child lives in the 67550 zip code, you can register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at Jordaan Library. Children enrolled in this program receive a free book every month until their fifth birthday. The time you spend reading with your child opens their mind to faraway places, exciting adventures, and sets them on the pathway to an interest in lifelong learning. This program is made possible through the generous sponsorship of The United Way of Central Kansas and community members. History The first mention of a library in Larned is found in an advertisement from an 1879 newspaper, noting that a reading room was provided in the basement of Krouch’s store. The original Cummins Memorial Library, also located where the library stands today, was opened on January 1, 1915. The three-story red brick and limestone structure housed the city offices, council room, and women’s clubroom for many years. Planning for the new building, the present Jordaan Memorial Library, began in 1969, and construction started in January of 1973. Today, the structure has
Jordaan Memorial Library Debby Gore, Library Director 724 Broadway St., Larned 620-285-2876 www.jordaanlibrary.com Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday Pawnee Heights Community Library 603 Elm St., Burdett In the former Pawnee Heights Grade School Hours: Thursday 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - noon Garfield City Library City Building 217 3rd St., Garfield 620-569-2385 (City Office)
approximately 11,400 square feet, and houses approximately 39,000 volumes, with access to many more through the addition of interlibrary loan services to better serve the community.
