Library Blog
Know Your KC History: Graduation Music, Part 1 (The Teacher)
On June 12, 1925, the lives of three men came together in a way that challenged the way things had always been in Kansas City. Find out how a teacher, a student, and a reporter swung a hammer at the strong wall of ethnic tradition in KC.
Classic Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams
Richard Adams' classic novel Watership Down isn't just about rabbits. Tackling the big ideas, including the importance of storytelling to society, Adams weaves an adult tale of human struggle cloaked as a book about bunnies.
Every Last Secret by Linda Rodriguez
Kansas City author Linda Rodriguez offers readers a strong female protagonist, an intriguing mystery, and a local setting in her debut novel Every Last Secret.
Lost Melody by Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith
For Jillian King, a young aspiring pianist, to play Liszt at Carnegie Hall is to reach her lifelong dream. But a tragic accident at a New York subway station damages her hand and takes away her only chance.
Video: What's "The Kansas City Spirit?"
In 1951, as Kansas City was recovering from a devastating flood, Hallmark founder Joyce Hall asked Norman Rockwell to create an image that would forever capture the Kansas City Spirit.
