In order to ensure the safety of our board members, as well as any members of the public interested in attending the library board meetings. Overbrook Library Board will meet only virtually during our COVID-19 closure.

We are planning to continue to meet via zoom during our regularly scheduled board meeting time at 6pm on the 3rd Monday of the month. Our next meeting will be Monday, April 20th @ 6pm. We may call additional special meetings to discuss reopening the library as needed.

We will comply with procedures outlined in proposed regulation K.A.R. 16-20-1 during this time. Meeting agendas will be posted on the meeting website http://overbrook.mykansaslibrary.org . If you wish to receive notifications of meeting times and additional meeting materials please notify Library Director Kyle Sederstrom via e-mail.

An online zoom meeting link will be made available along with the agenda on the library website as well as posted on the library entrance window prior to the meeting if you wish to attend the board meeting. There will also be a meeting call-in number via telephone, but please note that the call-in number is long distance from Overbrook.

Thanks for your understanding as we move things online for the (hopefully short term) future.

Due to current State and National Guidance on COVID-19, Overbrook Public Library will be extending our closure indefinitely.

Our re-opening date will be announced when determined via website, library signage and phone message. Call 785-665-7266 and leave a message or e-mail staff@overbrook.lib.ks.us for assistance during our closure.

The health and safety of our community, patrons and staff are always our top priority at the Overbrook Public Library. On Monday, March 16 the White House COVID-19 task force made the recommendation that gatherings be limited to no more than 10 people and that gathering places in states that have had community transmission of the virus should be closed for the next 15 days.

In line with these recommendations, the Overbrook Public Library Board has decided to close the library, Community Room and Library Conference Room from this day through Tuesday, March 31st. The board will reconvene before that date to evaluate the need for additional closures.

All library due dates will be extended through our closure. We will be notifying those with community room reservations during this closure and refunding deposits, but are not rescheduling Community Room or Conference Room events until we have reopened.

In addition, no book donations will be accepted until further notice.

During this time, we would encourage you to use your library card to check out digital items using Hoopla, and we will be increasing the digital checkout limit from 5 to 10 items per month. There are also e-book options available through the Kansas State Library at kslib.info. If you need help getting set up with Hoopla or need a state library e-card, you can e-mail staff@overbrook.lib.ks.us, and we would be happy to assist you.

Please check out our website (https://overbrook.mykansaslibrary.org/) or facebook (https://www.facebook.com/overbrookpubliclibrary/) for additional updates.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kyle Sederstrom
Library Director

Due to school closures, Overbrook Public Library will be closed Monday 3/16/2020 in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

The library board will be meeting to discuss plans for any additional closures with more information available this evening.

Overbrook Library will be closed due to weather Thursday 2/13/20.

Stay safe!

We are currently looking for a part time (10-15 hrs per week) Senior Library Associate. For more details on this position or our application, please see our job listing page below.

Due to weather conditions, Overbrook Library will be closed Friday 1/17/2020.

Stay Safe. We will reopen Saturday 1/18 @ 9am.

Due to weather conditions, Overbrook Library will be closed Saturday 1/11/2020. We will reopen Monday at 10am.

Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the Overbrook Library will close at 4pm today (Friday 1/10/20).

We will update this page / facebook with status for tomorrow as conditions develop.

Due to the weather conditions, Overbrook Library will be closed Monday 12/16.

We currently plan to re-open Tuesday 12/17 at the regular time.