Wichita Public Library
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The Wichita Public Library is the local public library system in Wichita, Kansas.
It consists of a central library located downtown and six branch locations distributed throughout the city.
Four district/regional branches （Alford, Evergreen, Rockwell and Westlink） offer a mix of basic research tools and popular materials for education and entertainment,
while the neighborhood branches （Angelou Northeast and Linwood Park） offer mostly popular fiction and media titles in their limited spaces.
The Linwood Park Branch is located in a recreation center.
Former Carnegie library（2012） Local business owners funded the establishment of the library in 1876.
In 1915, it expanded into a Carnegie library on 220 S. Main St.
that would remain open until the establishment of a new brutalist inspired Central Library.
It opened in 1967 to the general public.
On October 16, 2007, the Wichita City Council decided on the preferred site for a new central library at Second Street and McLean.
The initial building program resulted in a projected budget exceeding the amount allotted, forcing the Library to consider alternatives.
In 2011, a study found that expanding the current Central Library facility would be possible, but would be more expensive than building a new facility and would not resolve building access issues.
In 2012-13, the Library's Board of Directors considered a phased construction approach.
The City Council authorized a request for qualifications, with a presentation by a preferred design team in summer 2014.
In January 2015, Wichita City Council voted in favor of a funding agreement with the library foundation to perform the design phase.
The new facility, named the Advanced Learning Library, cost an estimated $33 ...
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