Frank Carlson Library
The Frank Carlson Library is
the public library serving
Concordia. When the library
was constructed in 1976,
a room was included which was
dedicated to Concordia’s most
illustrious citizen, Senator
Frank Carlson. Among the items on display in the Carlson Room are a check
signed by fellow Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower in the playful settlement of a
bet, a mug from the U.S. Senate, special inaugural license plates, several
political cartoons, campaign literature, and dozens of photographs. Frank
Carlson is the only Kansan in state history to have served in the U.S. House
of Representatives, in the U.S. Senate, and as governor of Kansas. He was
a co-founder of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, a tradition which continues
to this day. There are more than books at the Frank Carlson Library. The
library has an extensive collection of video and audio tapes available for
check out. The Cloud County Genealogical Society has a large collection of
reference material stored at the library. Tours are available. For more
information call or write: (785-243-2250); 702 Broadway, Concordia
The Frank Carlson Library is
the public library serving
Concordia. When the library
was constructed in 1976,
a room was included which was
dedicated to Concordia’s most
illustrious citizen, Senator
Frank Carlson. Among the items on display in the Carlson Room are a check
signed by fellow Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower in the playful settlement of a
bet, a mug from the U.S. Senate, special inaugural license plates, several
political cartoons, campaign literature, and dozens of photographs. Frank
Carlson is the only Kansan in state history to have served in the U.S. House
of Representatives, in the U.S. Senate, and as governor of Kansas. He was
a co-founder of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, a tradition which continues
to this day. There are more than books at the Frank Carlson Library. The
library has an extensive collection of video and audio tapes available for
check out. The Cloud County Genealogical Society has a large collection of
reference material stored at the library. Tours are available. For more
information call or write: (785-243-2250); 702 Broadway, Concordia
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