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Address:
120 South Main Street
Caldwell,
Kansas
67022-1414
United States
County: Sumner 
Region: South Central Kansas
Phone: 620-845-6879
Connect to: Library Web Site✔
Library details: Caldwell Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Caldwell Carnegie City Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 8,560 volumes. The library circulates 6,354 items per year. The library serves a population of 1,052 residents .
Other Info:
The Caldwell Research Club was organized October 4, 1899. The members collected books for a reading room above the Fossett store. Later, this collection of about 600 books was moved to the city hall. Andrew Carnegie agreed to furnish $7000 to the city of Caldwell to erect a free public library building. The Caldwell Carnegie Library was one of 59 public libraries constructed in Kansas at a cost to Carnegie of $874,996. In 2009, the library moved to a renovated building on Main Street with the help of a Community Development Block Grant.
Services:
- Microfilmed Caldwell Newspapers
- Census, Police, and Cemetery Records
- Extensive Local History Collection
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Administration: The director of the library is Lisa Moreland .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in Kansas
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 1,052 | Residents |
| Collection size | 8,560 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 6,354 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to Institute of Museum and Library Services | ||||||
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| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $34,510 | $4,580 | $200 | |||
| 2010 | $32,378 | $3,556 | $120 | |||
NCES Statistics:
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Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Polaris | 2007 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey:
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 18342 |
| OCLC Symbol | DJ4 |
| NCES FSCSKEY | KS0189 |
| NCES LIBID | KS0189-002 |
Record History: This listing was created on Oct 6, 2005 and was last modified on Aug 8, 2018.
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