Posted to From the Reference Desk... by Sarah Tenfelde-Dubois
Today Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation declaring May 2-8 as National Travel and Tourism Week. That being said, the State Library of Kansas has several books that might help you plan a weekend road trip to some fun destination right here in Kansas, even if you don’t get the trip in during this week.
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Posted to From the Third Floor - State Librarian's Office by Holly Hutchinson
The events of the last six months have been startling both professionally and personally, and continue daily to take my breath away. I have been unsure how to respond across a large platform but I have had many interpersonal conversations with Kansas residents and with librarians across the state and nation.
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Posted to KGI Online Library Blog by Bill Sowers
From the State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library: A section of the magazine, Kansas Highways, Volume 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1920), on new federal aid to highways featuring some great photos of cutting edge road-building machinery of the time. Articles also include information on road construction aid from the federal government in 1920 as well as a sad list of names of recent train/automobile accident victims in Kansas.
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