FREE “Library of Things” at Wichita Public Library
The Wichita Public Library has many, many books on thousands of topics, but did you know they also have a Library of Things for checkout? You can check experience passes, computers, kids’ learning toys, anatomy models and telescopes, hotspots, and even radon detectors can be checked out! The Wichita Public Library’s “Library of Things” is […]
Watermark Books & Cafe: Free Storytime & Events
A bookstore is terrific, and Wichita has an excellent bookstore, the locally owned Watermark Books. They have a cafe, a great community, and, of course, all kinds of books for every age and interest. One of the things that makes Watermark Books so special is its ability to bring authors and the community together. They […]
Storytime at Naftzger Park in Downtown Wichita
Storytime in the Park is FREE at Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita. Read along with stories on the big screen and enjoy music, snacks, free books, and an activity for the kids. Admission is FREE, and this event is open to the public. Storytime Village helps put on these storytimes with Wichita Parks & Recreation. They […]
ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo
The ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo is super! The Comic-Con promises to be an epic celebration of comics, science fiction, movies, gaming, and, of course, superheroes! The organizers have announced their plans to hold the CT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo in the Exhibition Hall at Century II on August 30 and […]
Mini Used Book Sale at the Wichita Art Museum
The Wichita Art Museum book sale is back and will occur throughout the year. Admission is FREE, but bring some money to purchase books. The Friends of the Wichita Art Museum puts on this event. The Used Book Sale at the Wichita Art Museum is always exciting, offering fantastic deals on a wide range of […]
READiculous Book Sale at Wichita Art Museum
Friends of the Wichita Art Museum is hosting another READiculas Book Sale on June 13 – 15, 2025. If you haven’t attended one of these, you must. The best part is it’s FREE to attend and includes general admission to the museum. Of course, you must bring money for the book sale. The READiculous Book […]
Wichita Trick or Treat and Fall Fun Events for Halloween 2025
Here it is! Our big list of Trick-or-Treats and Trunk-or-Treat near Wichita 2025 is in progress. As always, we have the ultimate list of Halloween events for kids in Wichita for your Halloween fun! Leave the tricks at home, you’re in for a treat! Below we have compiled great family-friendly Halloween and fall places to […]
Air Capital Comic Con in Wichita
The Air Capital Comic Con will be held in Wichita on November 15 & 16, 2024, at Farha Sports Center. The event will feature a cosplay contest, comics and toys for sale, visiting artists and writers, panel discussions, tabletop and electronic gaming, and lots and lots of comic enthusiasts to mingle with. Admission prices are […]
Advanced Learning Library in Downtown Wichita
The Advanced Learning Library at 711 W. 2nd Street in Wichita replaced the old Central Branch location. This library is a great addition to Downtown Wichita, with neat indoor and outdoor spaces. It has cool new features that will make this library a place for the community to gather and collaborate. Although the library looks […]
The Big Read 2024
Wichita Public Library has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest for the 2024 Big Read Wichita, coming this spring. The selected book is “There There” by Tommy Orange. This novel grapples with the complex history of Native Americans with an inheritance of profound spirituality and with a […]
Big Read Wichita 2023
Big Read Wichita is an annual program funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that is designed to broaden our understanding of the world, communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book The Wichita Public Library is one of 84 organizations selected to receive an NEA Big […]
Kansas Reads to Preschoolers FREE program and concerts
The City of Wichita released information about the Wichita Public Library “Kansas Reads to Preschoolers”. This is a program that helps young readers through early learning activities and sharing a common book. Libraries across the state will be participating this November. The month-long program promotes reading to Kansas children birth to age five. This year’s […]
Wichita Public Library offers eBooks and audiobooks online for free
The Wichita Public Library has offered free ebooks for years now, and recently expanded its offering to include free audiobooks as well. You will need a library card to use the service, along with an app that you download to your phone. Did you know your Wichita Public Library card lets you download e-books for […]
FREE Early Learning Backpacks at Wichita Public Library
The Wichita Public Library has “backpacks of fun” for your little ones to encourage reading and development, and they are TOTALLY FREE! Each Early Learning Backpack rallies around a different theme and includes several picture books, two to four educational toys, and a guide with activities and games to encourage literacy and learning in your […]
Wichita Public Library used book bag sale
Is there anything better than saving money on a great book? How about saving lots of money on lots of books at the Used Book Bag Sale at the Wichita Public Library? The Friends of the Wichita Public Library used book bag sale will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022. And ALL books in the […]
Kansas Garden Guide, Free to Download
Is this your year to plant a garden? The 80-page Kansas Garden Guide has what you need to know about growing vegetables and herbs in Kansas: soil, compost, seeding, watering, pest control, container gardening, season extension, harvesting, and storing your harvest. The Kansas Garden Guide is available to download for free, or you can stop […]
Albert Goldbarth Author Talk and Signing
Watermark Books & Café will host local author Albert Goldbarth for an author talk and signing of The Now: Poems on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:00 p.m. The Now describes the unique, and sometimes baffling, moment in which we live, a time defined by an immediate future of online wonderments, fake news, multiple personalities, data […]
Local author day at the Wichita Public Library
Visit with local authors at the Wichita Public Library on Saturday afternoon, August 24. Wichita has a diverse array of authors in our midst! Many of them will be in attendance at the library’s Local Author Day with copies of their books available for sale, including children’s titles. This event showcases the talent in our […]
Book signing at Blue Dragon Books in Derby
Blue Dragon Books, a family-owned independent used bookstore in Derby, will host Grant Snider for a book signing on November 4. Snider will be on hand to sign his book The Shape of Ideas. Snider’s work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Kansas City Star, The Best American Comics 2013, and […]
Pioneer Woman Coming to Wichita
Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond is coming to Wichita as part of her Come and Get It cookbook tour. If you, like my husband, don’t know who Ree Drummond is, then you probably haven’t seen her Pioneer Woman blog. It’s one of those blogging success stories: A mom starts a blog, people start to read it, […]
FREE Two-year Subscription to LEGO Magazine
Here’s a deal the kids will love. Parents, if you have kids under 7 years old, sign up for a FREE 2-year subscription to LEGO Magazine. The LEGO Club, Jr. magazine features games, building projects, interviews with LEGO kids from around the country, and comics. Thanks, DealNews.
Buy the Book Closing Sale – Bag of Books for $3
Buy the Book at 805 W. Maple is closing after just a few months of being open. This post was on their Facebook page today: Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Buy the Book is closing. I appreciate your patronage and support during the short time that I’ve been open! Please come by today [Friday, May […]
25-cent Book Sale at the DAV Thrift Store
I called to see if the DAV book sale is still happening and they said no, but they built a bookstore there. So this still may be a good place to find and buy used books. Pay a quarter for any book — hardcover, paperback, for kids or adults — at the 25-cent Book Sale […]