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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Stop and Read a Book Along the New Book Walks in Two Area Parks

Monday, May 6, 2024

Book Walks at two parks offer opportunity for reading while walking.

May 2024 Central Youth Services Zine

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

It's a doggone good time to get the May Central Youth Services zine!

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.

Jonathan Abel

The Rise and Fall of Napoleon ...

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

French Emperor and military commander Napoleon Bonaparte continues to fascinate, even centuries after his death. Jonathan Abel, associate professor of military history at the Comma...

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Adults

Duck Club

Lucile H. Bluford Branch |

May 10 |

9:30am

Adults

Bookmobile at Transition Center

Bookmobile |

May 10 |

10:00am

Kids

Kindergarten Storytime

Plaza Branch |

May 10 |

10:30am

Adults

Movie: 'Night at the Museum'

Central Library |

May 10 |

2:00pm

Power of Words

How do you personally connect with mental health? Join us for conversations with community leaders as we highlight topics from words that inspire. Together we will harness collective wisdom to strengthen personal development and support positive rela...

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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.