Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St., Lawrence, 66044
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Accommodations
- Wheelchair accessibility: 3
Business hours
- Sundays: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Mondays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Tuesdays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Fridays: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Scheduled events
May 2012
- Peace Corps General Information Session Wednesday, May 30
June 2012
- Summer Kickoff Party at the Library! Saturday, June 2
- Lawn Games & Moustaches Summer Kick Off Party Saturday, June 2
- Great Books Discussion Group: Antigone by Sophocles Saturday, June 2
- International Yarnbombing Day Meet-Up Monday, June 4
- Dance Tuesday, June 5
- Tone Zone Tuesday, June 5
- Richard Renner the Vodvill Klown for 5-12 year olds Thursday, June 7
- Richard Renner the Vodvill Klown for 5-12 year olds Thursday, June 7
- Sunflower Music Festival Thursday, June 7
- Zumba Friday, June 8
- That's Colorific! for 1st and 2nd graders Saturday, June 9
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament Monday, June 11
- Hip Hop Monday, June 11
- DIY Beauty with Green Room Tuesday, June 12
- Yarn, Paper, Scissors Tuesday, June 12
- Mad Science! for 5-12 year olds Thursday, June 14
- Mad Science! for 5-12 year olds Thursday, June 14
- LPL Blood Drive Friday, June 15
- Lawrence Arts Center Summer Youth Theater Sneek Peek: “You Can’t Take It With You” Friday, June 15
- Downtown Architecture Walking Tour Saturday, June 16
- Downtown Architecture Walking Tour Saturday, June 16
- Printmaking, Patterns & Puzzles for 3rd to 5th graders Saturday, June 16
- Movie Book Club for 8-12 year olds Sunday, June 17
- Meet the Author: Laura Moriarty Monday, June 18
- THE CHAPERONE book talk and signing with Laura Moriarty Monday, June 18
- NAMI-Douglas County Support Group Meeting, Wednesday, Oct 19th, 7 pm, Lawrence Public Library Wednesday, June 20
- Tae Kwon Do Wednesday, June 20
- Drum Safari for ages 5-12 Thursday, June 21
- Drum Safari for ages 5-12 Thursday, June 21
- Plushies! Friday, June 22
- Who Lived in My House? for 5th & 6th graders Friday, June 22
- Improv Workshop for 5th & 6th graders Saturday, June 23
- Cheese Fest Tuesday, June 26
- Last Wednesday Book Club: "The Rain Before it Falls" Wednesday, June 27
- Emperor Penguin's New Clothes for ages 5-12 Thursday, June 28
- Emperor Penguin's New Clothes for ages 5-12 Thursday, June 28
- Karate Friday, June 29
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl for 5th-6th grades Saturday, June 30
July 2012
- Alex Boyd for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 5
- Alex Boyd for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 5
- Great Books Discussion Group: The Federalist Papers by Hamilton et al. Saturday, July 7
- Priscilla Howe for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 12
- Priscilla Howe for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 12
- Fractal Show! Saturday, July 14
- Fractal Frenzy for 5-8 years Saturday, July 14
- Movie Book Club for 8-12 year olds Sunday, July 15
- Who Lived in My House? for 5th & 6th graders Tuesday, July 17
- Sugar Free Allstars for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 19
- Peace Corps General Information Session Thursday, July 19
- Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés! for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 26
- Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés! for ages 5-12 Thursday, July 26
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl for 5th-6th grades Saturday, July 28
August 2012
- Great Books Discussion Group: A Defense of Poetry by Shelley Saturday, Aug. 4
September 2012
- Great Books Discussion Group: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Saturday, Sept. 1
October 2012
- Great Books Discussion Group: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Saturday, Oct. 6
Ongoing events
Place details
- Phone: 785-843-3833
Description
The Lawrence Public Library first opened in 1904 in the Carnegie Building at the northwest corner of 9th and Vermont Streets. The Library moved to its current building in 1972, a structure which holds 45,000 square feet. It was the city's largest municipal building to date when it opened.
The new facility offered "modern" services such as rental typewriters, copy-making machines, and a photographic checkout system which was touted as "eliminating handwritten circulation records"!
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