All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Monday, September 13, 2021
During Welcoming Week, September 10-19, organizations and communities across the U.S. bring together people of all backgrounds to bui...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
During Black History Month, we celebrate the African American experience and the legacies of those who have shaped our nation. The Li...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
In keeping with the civil rights leader’s spirit of service, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project is collecting...
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Marcos Balam toiled through two English for Citizenship courses – each taking 12 weeks – and multiple one-to-one meetings with...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Fausto Montero prepared for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' naturalization test with the help of the Kansas City Public Library's En...
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Monday, April 23, 2018
The Kansas City Public Library is celebrating the makeover of its Southeast Branch, 6242 Swope Parkway, with a community open house on Saturda...
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Sunday, March 25, 2018
A Central Library barista started offering coffee tastings a year ago as a way to share her knowledge of the coffee world, but they have turned into s...
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Maria Hodge was part of the Kansas City Public Library's pilot program, English for Citizenship. For 12 weeks, she studied with her classmates in p...