Editing Hays, Kansas (section)

===Libraries===
Hays Public Library, located downtown, is the city's main library. Its collection consists of more than 145,000 volumes, and it circulates more than 1.1 million items annually.<ref>{{cite web | title = Hays Public Library – Hays, KS | publisher = lib-web-cats - A directory of libraries throughout the world | url = http://www.librarytechnology.org/diglib-fulldisplay.pl?SID=20110519734771728&code=lwc&RC=942&Row=2 | access-date = May 19, 2011}}</ref> The Library first opened in 1900, expanding into a [[Carnegie library]] in 1911, which remained open until its replacement by a larger facility in 1968. That facility, in turn, has since been renovated and expanded further, re-opening in 2004. A remodel began in 2020 and will be completed in 2021. The library offers several services to the public, including computer classes, [[ESL]] and literacy tutoring, and programs for adults, teens, and children. The Hays Public Library is home to the Dorothy D. Richards Kansas Room, a local history and reference collection consisting of books and resources pertaining to the history of Kansas and the American West. The room is named after Dorothy Richards, the library's former director and first Kansas Room Librarian. She started the collection by setting aside Kansas related materials behind her desk. Today, The Kansas Room offers programs related to history, natural history, and genealogy.<ref>{{cite web | title = HPL History | publisher = Hays Public Library | url = http://www.hayspublib.org/about-us/hpl-history | access-date = May 19, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723071500/http://www.hayspublib.org/about-us/hpl-history | archive-date = July 23, 2011 }}</ref> FHSU's Forsyth Library holds more than 225,000 volumes and serves as a [[federal depository library]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD) | publisher = [[United States Government Printing Office]] | url = http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp | access-date = May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Forsyth>{{cite web | title = Forsyth Library | publisher = [[Fort Hays State University]] | url = http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/future_students/virtual_campus/sites/forsyth.shtml | access-date = May 19, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121210131207/http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/future_students/virtual_campus/sites/forsyth.shtml | archive-date = December 10, 2012 }}</ref> In addition to government documents, its special collections include an archive of children's literature and materials relating to regional history and culture.<ref>{{cite web | title = Forsyth Library Collections | publisher = [[Fort Hays State University]] | url = http://www.fhsu.edu/library/departments/collections/ | access-date = May 19, 2011 | archive-date = April 29, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110429112635/http://www.fhsu.edu/library/departments/collections/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> The Forsyth Library building, which opened its doors in 1967,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forsyth Library History - Fort Hays State University (FHSU) |url=https://www.fhsu.edu/library/about/forsyth-library-history |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.fhsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> is in the beginning stages of a transformational remodel with an estimated completion in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FHSU Forsyth Library Renovation |url=https://ltblogs.fhsu.edu/forsythrenovation/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=ltblogs.fhsu.edu}}</ref>