Wamego Public Library

Goal: $20,000.00

Specific Need

We are raising funds to expand and enhance our Library of Things! Our goal is to install custom shelving in our old bank vault space and grow the collection with even more useful, unique, and fun things for our community to borrow. If you've browsed the collection before, you know we already have a great assortment of tools, outdoor equipment, technology, games, and more! The Library of Things gives our patrons the opportunity to try something new and borrow what they need but don't necessarily need to own!

Mission

The Wamego Public Library enriches lives, promotes literacy and builds community by bringing together people, information and ideas.

Profile

In 1937 the dream of a library began in Wamego. That vision has continued to grow over the years, from the original location above First National Bank in 1939 to various locations along Lincoln.

Wamego Public Library landed in its first official home in 1957 on Elm Street, the location of the current police station. It remained there until 2002 when Kaw Valley State Bank generously gifted the current building on the corner of 5th and Lincoln.

With the growth of Wamego and the surrounding community, it became evident over a decade ago that the Library would need more space. The renovation and expansion project nearly doubled our square footage, with an abundance of room for people and materials.

The dream that began over eight decades ago is alive and well as we, the Wamego community, set our sights toward the next eighty years. No matter the era—or the location—the Library has been a vibrant part of the Wamego community.

Thank you for supporting the Wamego Public Library!