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Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT, Monday - Friday. Closed on major holidays.

State Library of Kansas in the Capitol Building  
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 312-N | Topeka KS  66612

You are invited to visit the State Library of Kansas as researcher, reader, tourist and person in search of a quiet, welcoming place.

Statehouse tours include the library and are regularly offered by the Kansas Historical Society. 

Parking is free in the garage beneath the Statehouse. Note that parking spaces may be limited with the Kansas Legislature is in session, January through early May.

Check the librarian-approved simplified map linked below; a yellow rectangle marks the parking garage entrance.

Virtual Tours

Kansas State Capitol Virtual Tour for People in Grades 3-5 (15 minutes)
You'll learn: 

• How Kansas got its name.
• Ad Astra statue on the dome and statehouse murals.
• Kansas map in the Statehouse lobby floor.
• Governor's Office and the Governor's Ceremonial Office.
• Senate Chambers and State Library of Kansas.
• The dinosaur housed in the Statehouse.
• And more!

Kansas State Capitol Virtual Tour for People in Middle and High School. (27 minutes)
You'll learn: 

• Artwork in the Capitol including the Governor's Office.
• The Governor has a Joe DiMaggio baseball card in her office and her most important work.
• Why a desk in the Ceremonial Office.
• Kansas Artist's John Steuart Curry timeline of Kansas history in murals.
• Legislative Chambers and Legislative Offices.
• The State Library of Kansas and Annie Diggs, Kansas' 5th State Librarian.
• And more!