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Medium-sized Ruby plush with large eyes and short, choppy red hair. Ruby is wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt with a light purple skirt, tall white socks, and pink and red shoes. Molly got this plush when studying abroad in Hiratsuka, Japan, one of…

Louise Parker served in the American Red Cross and the Army’s Special Services Section. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on December 4, 2007, Parker talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Prior to joining the American Red Cross, Parker…

Interviewed on July 28, 2006, Lois M. Wilson talked about life in Kansas during the Second World War. Wilson was born in 1921. She attended the University of Kansas from 1939 to 1944. Her husband, Max Wilson, served in the Army for three years. He…

A photograph of the front door of the Carnegie building on the last day of service. Two librarians ate pictured, one holding a box and the other locking up the library for the last time.

An article in the Kansas Herald of Freedom mentioning the Kansas Atheneum, the early literary society and library in Lawrence. The article makes reference to the Atheneum having "fallen into abeyance" with the recent turmoil in Lawrence and calls…

Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and businesses produced in November 1916 by the Lawrence Home Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subscribers' phone numbers and…

A list and index of the original property owners in the City of Lawrence, organized by street.

Oral history with Linda Clay, of the Lawrence Public Library's children's department, where she talks about her time in the library and the way the children's department has changed throughout the years. Access it HERE

An article in the Lawrence Journal-World announcing the retirement of Lillian J. Constant after 27 years as head librarian of the the Lawrence Public Library. The article recounts the major events of her tenure and the legacy she leaves behind.

A photograph of the media room of the Lawrence Public Library. Visible are several shelves holding CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes organized by genre.

A photograph of the checkout desk of the New Library. A computer sits on the desk announcing due dates for books and in the background are the stacks.

Minutes from regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1977. Financial, statistics, and circulation reports are part of the minutes. Activities for special occasions and collaboration with a local jail’s reading…

Minutes from the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1976.
Financial, statistics, and circulation reports are part of the minutes. The library sold the bookmobile but planned on getting a new one.
The…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1975.
Financial, statistics, and circulation reports are part of the minutes. During this year the library made constant improvements for children’s…

Minutes from the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1974.
Financial, statistics, and circulation reports are part of the minutes. During this year the library restored the statewide interlibrary loan. The…

Minutes from the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1973. Financial, statistics, and circulation reports are part of the minutes. During this year the interlibrary loan was cancelled due to State…

Minutes from the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1966. Includes information about finances, book stock, circulation, and registration. The board was planning for a new building that could hold a bigger…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1965. Includes information about circulation, finances, registration, stock, and collections. Federal money was available thanks to the house bill 621 and…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1964. Includes information about circulation, finances, and collection. The annual report for 1964 was attached to the minutes. A letter with Emily…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1963. Includes information about circulation, finances, and collection. New committees for building, administration, and finances were formed.
A letter…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1962. Includes information about circulation, finances, and collections.
The secretary attached the next documents to the minutes:
A resignation letter…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1961. Includes information about finances and circulation. The board proposed an increase in school books collection to work with the schools in Lawrence…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1959. Includes information about finances information for administration, building, and special projects.
The budget for the next year were presented to…

Minutes for the regular and special board meetings at Lawrence Public Library for the year of 1958. Includes information about finances and book circulation. Studies for repairs in the building were made and the Library had problems financing all the…