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Oakley Public Library
Oakley, Kansas
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Oakley.
1889 to 2025Dates represented
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154,704Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Oakley, Kansas.
Explore the past of Oakley, Kansas through newspapers in the Oakley Public Library's digital archive. Its seven titles include material from 1889 to 2025.
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Selected titles
The collection from Oakley Public Library includes “Graphic” and “Winona Clipper”.
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A closer look
A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.
Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
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Titles in this collection
Browse seven titles and 154,704 digitized pages, with material from 1889 to 2025. This collection is shared through Oakley Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Explore the titles below for a closer look at the places, people and everyday life of earlier generations.
Craig News
Page count not currently available dates not yet available
Graphic
16 pages in 1993
Logan County Clipper
1,968 pages from 1896 to 1900
Logan Republican
8 pages in 1894
Oakley Graphic
142,126 pages from 1889 to 2015
The Oakley Graphic
10,430 pages from 2015 to 2025
Winona Clipper
156 pages from 1895 to 1896
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About the Library
About Oakley Public Library
The Oakley Public Library was founded on November 1, 1923, following a tea and book shower organized by the Cosmos Club. The library began with 400 books, donated shelving, and a reading table. It was originally housed in an appliance shop before moving to various locations throughout the years. In 1975, the library moved into its current building, which it shares with the Fick Fossil and History Museum. The library underwent a remodel and addition in 2013, thanks to the generous support of Janet Hinther’s estate.
Library History
The History Of Oakley Public Library
Over the years, the Oakley Public Library has grown from a small collection of books to a fully automated research center with over 16,000 physical materials and an expanding digital collection. The library’s microfilmed Oakley Graphics were made available digitally in March 2015, providing a rich resource for those interested in the history of Oakley.
Local History
Did You Know?
Did you know that Oakley Public Library celebrated its 100th anniversary on November 1, 2023? It has been serving the community for a century, growing from a small collection of 400 books to an extensive resource center.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Trace a name across nearby issues
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Oakley. The digital archive shared by the Oakley Public Library offers a place to begin. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story.
If a name does not appear, try an alternate spelling or a related term, then read around any match. Note the issue date and page so a result stays connected to its context. Use those details to follow a story without treating one search result as a complete answer.
Build a trail through the past that someone else can follow: record the title, date, page or item reference, and a link when available. Keep historical quotations distinct from your own interpretation. If accounts disagree, note what each source supports before deciding how the details fit together in a family or community story.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Oakley Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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March 18, 2025
It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?
We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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