Library life
Remembering Ray: Our Librarians Celebrate the Late Ray Bradbury
It’s a famous, elemental creation story. Los Angeles, the early 1950s: Ray Bradbury sojourns to the basement of UCLA’s Lawrence Clark Powell Library armed with a bagful of dimes to bang out his now-classic lines like “It was a pleasure to burn” at ten cents an hour on a rented typewriter.
Summer Program Pairs Paintings and Books at the Kemper Museum
Children who visit libraries early in life are more likely to return as they grow up. The same goes for art museums. This summer, the Kansas City Public Library is partnering with the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art for a program designed to enhance young readers’ love of listening – and looking.
Calling All Teens: Send In Your Zine Submissions Now
Know Your Librarians: Children's Tag Team
One is a master at getting kids revved up at programs. The other knows children's books like an old pro. Find out how our two newest additions to the Library staff are taking reading to all corners of the city.
Video: Kids vs. Engineers in a LEGO Robot Rumble
What happens when you put trained engineers and science-savvy kids in a room together for two days and ask them to battle it out with LEGO robots? We found out the answer on a recent Saturday at the Plaza Branch.
