Atchison has the following libraries:

Atchison Public Library
401 Kansas Ave.
Atchison, Kansas 66002
(913) 367-1902
www.atchisonlibrary.org
Email: pjcapps@atchison.lib.ks.us

Benedictine College Library
1020 N. 2nd St.
Atchison, Kansas 66002
(913) 360-7511
http://www.benedictine.edu/benedictine.aspx?pgID=1147
Email: sgromatzky@benedictine.edu

The Atchison Public Library is Housed in a lovely 16,000 sf historic building at the corner of 4th and Kansas. Open 9:00 – 8:00 Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 – 5:00 Friday and Saturday.

Storytimes with crafts are scheduled: Monday 6:30 pm (Family Fun Night follows at 7:00 pm on the second Monday), Wednesday 10:00 am and Friday 10:30 am. Special storytimes and tours by request.

Other services include: print audio and video materials for all ages, public access computers, free on-line downloadable audiobooks, free subscription databases, free on-line homework tutoring, interlibrary loan, historical and genealogical information and databases, book clubs, homebound delivery, wireless access throughout building, free computer classes, community meeting room, fax, photocopying, and lamination.

Also, read our daily newspapers with your free cup of coffee! Stop in. We change lives.


The Benedictine College Library is a three-story, modern facility located between the Administration Building and St. Benedict's Abbey. With its extensive holdings of books and periodicals, it is one of the largest private undergraduate college libraries in the country. The Library is also a partial depository for U.S. Government Documents. Access to the internet is provided via a computer lab which houses 23 computers and network jacks which are located throughout the library for students to connect using their laptop computer. Wireless access to network is also available on the main floor of the library. The Library provides valuable services and resources to assist the student in throughout their years of studies at Benedictine College. Services provided are interlibrary loan, faxing, photocopying, printing, word processing and reference assistance. Resources provided are books (320,000 volumes), periodicals (350 subscriptions), microforms, electronic databases (providing access to thousands of periodicals), government documents, and special collections.