The photo for week 3 of our Centennial year in photos shows our 100 year old library in winter.  As of 2008, the Clay Center Carnegie Library is one of only 23 (out of 59) public libraries in Kansas still occupying the building funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The second week of 2012 brought a little bit of snow to the Clay Center Area and snow flakes to craft time at the library’s weekly storytime. In this weeks photo two storytime crafters add paint and glitter to their snowflakes.

In the first week of 2012 the Clay Center Carnegie Library was invaded by Penguins.
This photo is part of our Centennial Year in photos.

The library will not open at 10:00 a.m. today due to inclement weather.  We will try and open from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. stay tuned for further updates.

Happy Holidays!

The library will be closed on December 24th-26th and will reopen on the 27th.

The library will close for New Years on January 2nd and
be open again on the 3rd.

The Clay Center Carnegie Library will be closed for Thanksgiving (11/24) and open again on Friday at 2:00 p.m.  Have a great holiday.

We’ve changed the website to support our GEEK THE LIBRARY campaign that is launching 9/24/11 at Piotique!  Geek the Library is a national library advocacy campaign.

What does it mean to geek?

Maybe you geek audio books or barbecuing.  Maybe you geek your kids or your family history.  Maybe you geek chess, inspirational fiction, knitting, or penguins.
Whatever you geek the public library supports you.

Libraries can transform individuals and communities.  There are nearly 1.4 billion visits to U.S. public libraries every year.  Millions of Americans rely on their public library for their only source of Internet access, to apply for jobs, to continue their education, to learn more about their passions and to communicate with family. But most public libraries regularly report that they don’t have enough computers or fast-enough Internet connections to keep up with demand.  More and more public libraries do not have adequate funding to continue to provide the important resources your community requires.  Increased community support and funding is urgently needed to ensure that the library remains strong for everyone.

Everyone geeks something. The ‘Geek the Library’ awareness campaign would love to feature what you geek on the official Web site. Please visit www.geekthelibrary.org.

Iluminar is the name of the new online library catalog interface.  Check it out with the link on the top right of this website for the “Online Catalog”.  You may use your library card number along with the password “userpass” to access your library account, see what items you have checked out, and renew your books.  Please contact the library for help using the online catalog or for a one on one tutorial!  There is also a search-able “Kids’ Catalog” which can be accessed from the top right hand corner of the Iluminar screen.