More About Rockwell Branch Library

The Ford Rockwell Branch Library first opened on Monday, March 29, 1976, replacing a small storefront branch that had been located at Central & Oliver. This branch was originally planned to be called the Edgemoor Park Branch. About a week before it opened, the Library Board of Directors voted to name the branch in honor of the retiring Ford Aldrich Rockwell (1907-1997), Wichita's head librarian from 1948-76. The Barbara Rockwell Children's Room inside the branch is named in honor of Mr. Rockwell's first wife, former children's librarian Barbara Hosmer Rockwell (1914-1971). When it opened, Rockwell was the largest public library branch in Wichita, and the first of those branches not located within a rented space.

Amenities

Computers

• 9 general use public computers
• 2 Early Literacy stations

Meeting Room

• Up to 88 people
• Reserve the meeting room

Mobile Printing

• Print your documents from home, on the go, or at the Library
• Pick up within 24 hours during Library business hours
• Send or forward an email with attachments or upload via website

Wi-Fi

• Log in with your library card number and password