"Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library of Topeka, KS has been named the 2016 Library of the Year by Library Journal magazine and Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. The Library of the Year is a prestigious recognition awarded to a library that profoundly demonstrates service to community, creativity, leadership and innovation in developing community programs. The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library was recognized for ingenuity in bringing library staff, and their knowledge and skills, out from behind library walls and into all areas of community life." [<link http: www.prnewswire.com news-releases topeka--shawnee-county-public-library-named-2016-library-of-the-year-by-library-journal-and-gale-300280843.html>via PR Newswire]

<link http: lj.libraryjournal.com awards>Im Library Journal erschien ein ausführlicher Artikel zur preisgekrönten Bibliothek.