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Dodge City Public Library, located north of downtown at 1001 N 2nd Ave, Dodge City, Kansas, is the city's main library. A member of the Southwest Kansas Library System, it has a collection of approximately 123,000 volumes, and it circulates more than 189,000 items annually.[1] It offers several services to the public, including computer classes, public internet access, and programs for children and adults.[2]

History

Carnegie Art Center
Former Dodge City Public Library, now the Carnegie Art Center
Location2nd and Spruce Aves., Dodge City, Kansas
Built1907
ArchitectSquires,C. W.
Architectural styleFree Eclectic style
NRHP reference No.79000954[3]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1979

In 1905, a group of Dodge City residents asked philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to fund a library building for the city. Carnegie responded with a grant of $7500; construction of a building at the downtown intersection of 2nd and Spruce began in 1906, and the library opened in February 1907. It remained in the Carnegie building until 1970.[4] In 1979, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[5] In 1981, the Dodge City Arts Council obtained funds to preserve the building, operating it as the Carnegie Art Center.[6][7]

The library moved to its current facility in 1981.[8]

Other city libraries

Other libraries in the city include the DCCC Library, which holds more than 30,000 volumes and serves as a federal depository library, and the Kansas Heritage Center, a non-profit resource center and research library operated by Dodge City Public Schools dedicated to the history of Kansas, the Great Plains, and the Old West.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Dodge City Public Library – Dodge City, KS". lib-web-cats - A directory of libraries throughout the world. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  2. ^ "Public Services". Dodge City Public Library. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Wortman, Julie. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Dodge City Public Library". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  5. ^ "National and State Registers of Historic Places: Ford County". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  6. ^ "Dodge City Main Street Launches Historical Downtown Building Promotional Campaign". Western Kansas News. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  7. ^ "Facebook site". Carnegie Center for the Arts. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  8. ^ "About DCPL". Dodge City Public Library. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  9. ^ "Facilities". Dodge City Community College. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  10. ^ "GPO Federal Library Directory". United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  11. ^ "About the Kansas Heritage Center". Kansas Heritage Center. Retrieved 2011-10-10.


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