All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The north side of the Central Library’s third floor – an area that once housed a reference desk and row after row of books – has just reopened as the...
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Monday, July 24, 2023
The Street Sheet is often used by unhoused Kansas Citians looking for clothing, food, shelter, and financial assistance....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Through photographs, video storytelling, and spatial elements, Evicted is an immersive exhibition illuminates the harrowing experience of evi...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021
With the beginning of a new year comes the renewed commitment to shake up our usual routines. We pledge to learn a new skill, take a class or two, acq...
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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, March 2, 2021
Just before Christmas, a young woman – pregnant and accompanied by her mother – sought out the Library’s...
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Saturday, January 2, 2021
We're all glad to have 2020 behind us. How can you make the most of the blank slate that is 2021? Let the Library help you turn your New Year’s resolu...
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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...