Prairie Fox Books

Prairie Fox Books sits on Main Street in Ottawa, a pleasant eastern Kansas town that serves as the seat of Franklin County. The store opened in 2013 and has become an integral part of the community, a place where neighbors gather, children discover their first favorite books, and the literary heritage of the Kansas prairie is celebrated and preserved. The general interest selection is carefully curated to serve the varied tastes of a small-town readership, with particular strengths in children's books, gardening, and local history. The prairie literature section is a distinctive feature, gathering fiction and nonfiction that explores life on the Great Plains. The used books section provides affordable options, and the store's seasonal programming ties into the rhythms of small-town life. Prairie Fox Books is the kind of bookstore that makes a Main Street worth visiting.