Returned materials are critical for providing maximum resources for all library users. The Ottawa Library will begin using the Unique Management bill collection service for overdue accounts beginning in January 2012. Unique specializes in partnering with libraries with their Gentle Nudge [...]

The State Library is changing the way it provides access to digital audiobooks and ebooks. If you have used a Kansas Library Card to access “Audiobooks, Music, and More” you may have noticed that service will no longer be available after Dec 5, 2011.
The new service called Kansas EZ Library can be reached at [...]

Here is a map of where the 37 NExpress Libraries are located: NExpress Libraries Map (pdf), provided by the NorthEast Kansas Library System. Every day, materials are coming and going among these libraries. It’s so easy to get what you [...]

Carry Your Library Materials Home in Style!

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Will protect books from rain
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Log in to your account from our homepage:

If you don’t know your login and password, you can call the library or ask at the library’s circulation desk.

Staff can assign any combination of numbers or letters to be your login and password. Just let us know. You can change your password yourself once you [...]

Here’s how:
Log in to your account from our homepage:

On the left side of the screen, click my messaging:

Choose how many days in advance of due date you want an email notice.

Check the Email box.
Submit Changes.
You will now get an email before your items are due.
Don’t forget, you can also renew items [...]

A new feature in the catalog is a quick and easy way to see what’s new! There is a drop-down menu to choose the items you want to see. First it will show the new items at all the libraries in Nexpress. Then you can select Ottawa Library on the left side of the screen [...]

It’s time for spring cleaning! If there are gently used books and movies you no longer need, the Friends of the Ottawa Library would love to have them. Volunteers are at the building at 209 E 2nd on Mondays from [...]

In 2010 Franklin County Historical Society staff formed a network of organizations in the county with historical interests to create a digital repository of large amounts of Franklin County historical information.  Now the online digital history portal for Franklin County, KS at www.franklincokshistory.org is open! It’s a great resource, check it [...]

The Anniversary Man by R J Ellory (NExpress)
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Gone by Mo Hayder
Painted Ladies by Robert Parker
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (o.o.)
Spiral by Paul McEuen (NExpress)
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
The Terrorist by Peter Steiner
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
The Black Minutes by Martín [...]