Coffeyville Public Library
Coffeyville Public Library located in the extreme southeastern region of Kansas is one of the oldest continuously operating libraries in Kansas, founded before 1906. We serve our local community and a very large rural area including parts of Oklahoma.
Book Sales
The Coffeyville Public Library Foundation sponsors four book sales each year. The next book sale will be the first weekend in March of 2013.
Community Room
The room is available for public meetings, parties, etc. for a non-refundable fee of $15.00. The room capacity is 65. A kitchenette is located in the southeast corner with coffee pot, silverware, punchbowl, and snack sets. Additional tables and chairs are available upon request. Yearly rentals may be scheduled ahead for clubs and other groups. To reserve call (620) 251-1370.
Magazines & Newpapers
Magazines are held for 3 years. Newspapers are held for 6 months. We subscribes to the Kansas City Star, Topeka Capital Journal, Tulsa World, Wichita Eagle, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Sunday New York Times. Magazines are for one week with no renewals. Many more magazines and newspapers are thru the on-line database made possible thru the Kansas State Library and Kan-ed.
Coffeyville Public Library 1979 - Present
By 1965, it had become evident the aging Carnegie building could no longer house the growing the collection nor provide the expanded services then being provided. The library was placed under the Urban Renewal Project in April 1968, as part of the downtown renewal effort. The project was transferred to the Community Development Program in October, 1975, and construction on a new 14,000 sq. ft. library building began in January, 1978. The library moved to the new site and opened in July, 1979.
The Coffeyville Public Library building offers a 65 seat meeting room, a separate children's area with a tiered amphitheater for story hours, and two reader's lounges. 14 computers are available for public use. A DVD collection, and audio book collection have been added since the new library opened. The genealogy section provides microfilm readers and over a 1,000 volume collection for family research. A small archival/storage addition was built in 1998.
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