Kansas City Public Library

150 Years of Discovery

Join us throughout the year to celebrate the Kansas City Public Library’s 150^th anniversary!

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Here’s The Story Behind the Kansas City Public Library’s Giant Community Bookshelf

Monday, April 29, 2024

The Central Library - and its Community Bookshelf - celebrates 20 years in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Library's New Podcast Explores Mental Health Journeys through 'Power of Words'

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Kansas City Public Library launches a new podcast, Power of Words, in partnership with Jewish Family Services.

Longtime NPR Host Meets ‘Best Strangers in the World,’ Our Latest Book Club Selection

Monday, April 22, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro is the author of this season's FYI Book Club selection.

Transformations: New Perspecti...

Thursday, May 9, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

Four contemporary artists who incorporate miniature art in narrative videos, paintings, and photographs discuss their work on view in Transformations: New Perspectives on the Art o...

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Seniors

Bookmobile at Healing House

Bookmobile |

May 1 |

9:30am

Seniors

Career and Job Search Drop-In Hours

Plaza Branch |

May 1 |

9:30am

Kids

Family Storytime

Trails West Branch |

May 1 |

10:30am

Seniors

Bookmobile at LaCastia Mobile Home Park

Bookmobile |

May 1 |

11:00am

Teen Opportunities

The Library is looking for teens between the ages of 12 and 18 for internships. Teen Leaders of Today (TLoT) are accepting applications through May 5.

Apply to be a TLoT member!

Eikonographia Radicale: Reimagining Cultural Icons

Kansas City’s Chico Salvador Sierra looks to magnify overlooked historical narratives and illuminate current social issues in his art, fusing pre-Colonial imagery with contemporary Chicano Movement aesthetics.