BOOKS - Over 8,000 fiction and non-fiction books to check out.

MAGAZINES - 0ver 20 magazines for adults and children. These may be checked out.

NEWSPAPERS – Local papers:  Marion County Record, Peabody Gazette, and the Chase County Leader-News.  Back issues are available for several years.  Some old issues of the Florence Bulletin are also available.

VIDEOS – a growing collection.  Currently, most are for children.

LOCAL HISTORY RESOURCES – Includes city centennial books, family histories, the T.P. Alexander Diary about early Florence, and old county atlases. 

INTERNET access offering e-mail and the world wide web

COMPUTER  available to the public for word processing, spreadsheets and database work.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN - Access the collections of libraries across the state of Kansas and the nation.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM - Annually - preschool through 8th grade. Includes a story hour for younger children.

ROTATING BOOKS - Approximately 750 books from the NCKL are exchanged every two months.

LARGE TYPE PRINT BOOKS - For patrons with visual difficulties.

TALKING BOOKS - Books and magazines are available for all ages & interests on cassette. Cassette players are available free of charge. Ask the Librarian about this service for the visually and physically disadvantaged.

MAGAZINE AND PAPERBACK BOOK EXCHANGE – Free give-aways

To return books after hours, there is a BOOKDROP in the front door.

If you have a reference question, please call 878-4649 or e-mail  [email protected].  We will try to answer your question. Patrons may also renew books and magazines by phone or e-mail.