Emporia’s Carnegie libraries are the focus of a special presentation at Emporia State University celebrating National Library Week. This year’s National Library Week is April 10 through 16 with the theme “Libraries Transform.”
Dr. Matthew Griffis, assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, School of Library and Information Science, will speak on “Town and Gown: Celebrating the Carnegie Libraries of Emporia, Kansas.” The free event will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Memorial Union’s Blue Key Leadership Room on the Emporia State University campus.
Griffis will share his expertise that includes library buildings as social architecture, rural libraries, and public libraries as community space as well as his knowledge of the history of Carnegie libraries in North America.
This symposium is co-sponsored by ESU’s Epsilon Chapter, Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information studies honor society.
Immediately following the lecture, the public is invited to celebrate National Library Week by gathering for refreshments from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Emporia Public Library, 110 E. Sixth Ave.
Related Events
- April 14 — The Lyon County Museum (Emporia Carnegie library building) is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided tours will be held from noon to 2 p.m., 118 East 6th Street, 620-340-6310.
- April 14 — The Anderson Memorial Library on the former College of Emporia campus (Emporia Carnegie library building) is open for tours and visitation from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Appointments may be arranged for other days and times. 1220 C of E Drive.
For more information, please contact Dr. James Walther at jwalthe1@emporia.edu or Dr. Mirah Dow at mdow@emporia.edu