Library
(316) 796-1521 • 432 W. Colwich Ave.
colwich.mykansaslibrary.org OR colwich.library.org
e-mail: colwichlibrary@gmail.com
Mission Statement
The Colwich Community Library exists to have a positive impact on the quality of life of all the citizens in the area by using our resources and cooperating with other information agencies across the state to satisfy the reading and information needs of the citizens
Hours:
3:30-8:00 Monday
3:30-8:00 Tuesday
10:00-12:00 & 3:30-8:00 Wednesday
3:30-8:00 Thursday
10:00-2:00 Saturday
Closed Friday & Sunday
The library will be closed on New Year’s Eve and Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Eve and Day. Also, if school is cancelled for snow days, the library will not be open.
History
The minutes from the library board meeting for the Colwich Community Library ended with, “Feeling that we had taken a giant step forward toward our new library the meeting was adjourned.” The date was February 27, 1961, and the present staff and board hope that these giant steps in library service continue today and into the future.
The first library building was a small, one-room school west of the present building. It was a happy day when the library moved into the present building in January of 1989.
Library Loan Policies
You must return the following materials within two weeks of checking them out:
- Books
- Magazines
- Videos
- Interlibrary loan materials
- Cake pans
There are unlimited renewals.
Fines on Overdue Materials
Five cents ($.05) per day, up to $1 maximum, per item. Items returned after the close of business will not be check in until the next day.
Staff
Library Director- Nancy Maus
Assistant Librarian- Kaisha Konda
Library Board
The library is a combined City and Township library and the governing board consists of 12 members, seven (7) of whom live in the City and five (5) in Union Township. The board meetings are held in the library on the third (3rd) Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. except during the summer months of June, July and August. All meetings are open to the public.
Members of the library board are as follows:
- Mary Dold
- Michelle Dold
- Kelly Gerber
- Mary Gutschenritter
- Alison Heimerman
- Debbie Hemmen
- Patty Konda
- Joanna Kraus
- Mary Ann Morrison
- Jamie Mude
- Kim Post
- Marcie Seiler
Services
In addition to the books, tapes, and videos which are a normal part of a library’s collection, the Colwich Community Library also offers 65 cake pans for almost any special occasion.
Annual Events
Citywide Garage Sale Day
Coordinated in April of each year, the fees for registration, publicity, maps and signs for the sales make up the library’s major fundraiser. Early morning shoppers may enjoy a Yoder cinnamon roll and coffee sold by the library staff and board.
To sign up, click on the link below.
City wide Garage Sale sign up
Summer Reading Program
Young readers, kindergarten through third grade, beginning the first Saturday in June until the last Saturday in July, receive a prize for every five (5) books they read. The goal for this age group is to read 30 books during the program. Older readers read for a total of 24 hours receiving a prize for every six (6) hours of reading.
To sign up click the link below.
Summer Reading Program sign up.
Story Hour
Story hour is two eight (8) week programs beginning the third Monday in October and again in February for the children going to kindergarten the following fall.
To sign up click the link below.
Story Hour sign up.
Christmas Story and Craft Time
This holiday celebration is held the afternoon of the first Saturday in December just before Santa makes his annual visit to Colwich.
NOTE TO ENTERMOTION: WILL WANT TO ENHANCE THE STORY OF THE MEMORIAL READING PARK