What is the Sunflower eLibrary?
Sunflower eLibrary went live Nov 2, 2011, with 10 libraries. Today there are 182 public libraries/System libraries in the consortium. At the KLA Conference in Oct 2014, Eric Norris passed the duties over to NWKLS, who administers Sunflower eLibrary today. In 2022, the NCKLS Executive Committee authorized a Digital Resources Grant allowing all libraries in taxing counties to offer this digital library of ebooks and audiobooks to their patrons. The Sunflower eLibrary saves money and expands local library collections in our region. Libraries in the consortium buy titles serving local users first, then share with the rest of the state. This allows users access to thousands of additional titles, far beyond what most libraries can physically keep.
Here are some statistics to back up the impact of this resource:
- 4.5 million checkouts from 159 libraries
- 85,085 unique users since inception
- 1.384 million holds since inception
What’s in the current collection?
- 63,759 Titles and 81,260 copies of eBooks
- 9,155 Titles and 16,650 copies of Audiobooks
- 72,914 titles and 97,910 copies in collection
The digital materials available in the Sunflower eLibrary include newly published materials and bestsellers in both fiction and non-fiction. It includes a great collection of adult, youth and children’s titles – something for all ages!
Here are the NCKLS libraries currently offering Sunflower eLibrary in our 12-county region:
| Abilene Public Library – 0006 |
| Axtell Public Library – 0126 |
| Blue Rapids Public Library – 0089 |
| Burnley Memorial Library |
| Burns Public Library – 0123 |
| Chapman Public Library – 0088 |
| Clay Center Carnegie Library – 0025 |
| Clifton Public Library – 0059 |
| Council Grove Public Library – 0105 |
| Dwight Public Library – 0122 |
| Elmendaro Township Library – 0092 |
| Enterprise Public Library – 0108 |
| Florence Public Library – 0121 |
| Frankfort City Library – 0053 |
| Goessel City Library – 0103 |
| Hanover Public Library – 0064 |
| Herington Public Library – 0049 |
| Hillsboro Public Library – 0041 |
| Hope Community Library – 0125 |
| Leonardville City Library – 0107 |
| Manhattan Public Library – 0004 |
| Marion City Library – 0032 |
| Marysville Public Library – 0048 |
| North Lyon County Library Dist # 1 – 0102 |
| Peabody Township Library – 0106 |
| Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Reginal Library – 0044 |
| Riley City Library – 0101 |
| Solomon Public Library – 0063 |
| Wakefield Public Library – 0100 |
| Wamego Public Library – 0054 |
| Washington Public Library – 0072 |
| White City Public Library – 0127 |
