Library Resources for Kansas Residents: Directions, Transportation, and Parking Information

The KU on Wheels bus route 10 will take you from Lawrence Public Library to KU campus and library locations.  Other routes from across Lawrence to the KU Campus can be located on the system-wide KU Route & Schedules map. 

Find out when your next bus is coming by downloading the My Bus Lawrence app from the mobile tools page or by sending a text message of the bus stop number to 41411. 

Bus fares can be paid in cash or by showing a KU ID or other bus pass.  Day passes, 10-ride punch cards, and monthly passes can be purchased at the following locations:

City Hall, Utility Billing Office (2nd Floor)
6 East 6th Street (on routes 4, 6)
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays
Cash or check only.

The Merc
901 Iowa (on routes 4, 36)
7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Cash, check, or credit cards accepted.

Dillons
1015 W 23rd Street (on routes 5, 11)
1740 Massachusetts Street (on route 7)
3000 W 6th Street (on routes 6, 36)
4701 W 6th Street (on routes 6, 9, and 10)
7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
Cash, check, or credit cards accepted.

Visitor Permits may be purchased to enable a vehicle to park in Blue, Red, or Yellow lots. They can be purchased in increments of: half-day ($8), one-day ($16), or one-week ($61) in the KU Parking Office.

Hourly paid parking is also available for visitors on campus via traditional coin parking meters (marked by a meter icon on the KU Parking Map) and parking garages such as the Mississippi Street or Allen Fieldhouse garages. Additional information can be found on the Visitor section of the KU Parking website https://parking.ku.edu/visitor-parking#

Parkmobile

This is a service that allows users to pay for parking via mobile app rather than having to carry change. Parkmobile also allows the advantage of being able to add time to a meter remotely by phone instead of having to return to the lot to manually input more coins, as well as an option to be sent text message alerts when your time is about to expire. These meters are labeled with a green sticker that displays instructions for how to pay using Parkmobile.

The hourly cost of paying to park via Parkmobile is the same as long-term meters and garages, at $1.50 per hour. However,  a $.35 transaction fee collected by Parkmobile is applied to each transaction. Users enter the zone number posted on the meter sticker (or on the lot signs for lots 94 and 301) as well as their license plate information.  For more information about how Parkmobile at KU works, visit the Parkmobile website.

From Lawrence Public Library to the KU Visitor's Center
The trip is 2.3 miles and takes roughly 9 minutes by car. The center provides brochures, maps, exhibits, tours and other introductory information about KU.

    Head south on Vermont Street toward W 8th Street for 0.2 miles.
    Turn right onto W 9th Street. Continue on W 9th Street for 1.3 miles.
    Turn left onto Iowa Street. Continue on Iowa Street for 0.8 miles.
    Turn left on W 15th Street. The Visitor's Center will be on your right.

From Lawrence Public Library to the Mississippi Street Parking Garage
The trip is 1.2 miles and takes roughly 5 minutes by car. From this garage, the Art & Architecture Library (inside the Spencer Museum of Art) is a 0.1 mile walk, Watson Library is a 0.3 mile walk, Spencer Research Library is a 0.5 mile walk, and Anschutz Library is a 0.6 mile walk.

    Head north on Vermont Street toward W 7th Street.
    Turn left at the first cross street onto W 7th Street. Continue on W 7th Street for 0.1 mile.
    Turn left onto Tennessee Street. Continue on Tennessee Street for 0.8 miles.
    Turn right onto W 13th Street. Continue on W 13th Street for 0.2 miles.
    Turn right onto Oread Avenue. The Mississippi Street Parking Garage will be on your right.

From Lawrence Public Library to the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage 
The trip is 2.7 miles and takes roughly 10 minutes by car. From this garage, Spahr Engineering Library is a 0.1 mile walk and the Music & Dance Library (inside Murphy Hall) is a 0.1 mile walk.

    Head north on Vermont Street toward W 7th Street.
    Turn left at the 1st cross street onto W 7th Street and continue for 0.1 mile.
    Turn left onto Tennessee Street. Continue on Tennessee Street for 1.5 miles.
    Turn right onto W 19th Street and continue for 0.6 miles.
    Turn right onto Naismith Drive and continue for 0.4 miles.
    Turn left onto Irving Hill Road. The Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage will be on your left.