This library, a post-modern structure full of turrets and odd geometrical shapes, is a bastion of knowledge. Internally, the academic atmosphere of each study area is indicative of individual moods. Six of the ten floors of the library are open to the public. Keeping with the tradition set in 1894, the library still has a world-class children's facility. The library is a regional depository for government publications. It offers extensive genealogical resources as well as historical books, photographs, art, and memorabilia chronicling the American West. The library also offers fiction and non-fiction texts, periodicals and computers allowing free Internet access. Tours are available.
Smoky Hill Library provides a variety of information for students, children, families and adults. It stocks a range of educational and study materials. The library also offers audiobooks and magazines. Smoky Hill Library provides several entertainment-related books, music and movies. In addition, Smoky Hill Library maintains an online catalog for books on several topics. The library is a part of Araphoe Library District, which is a public library system that serves more than 200,000 residents living in Arapahoe County, Colo. The Araphoe Library District operates more than five branch libraries and provides mobile library services.
