The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Monday, June 3, 2024
The Library offers nutritious meals through Kids Café year-round – at library branches during the school year and at Pop In at the Park summer sites i...
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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Stop by select Kansas City-area parks between June 4 - Aug. 15, 2024, visit with your Library, and receive a FREE BOOK!...
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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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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
You read. You ... rule.
Participation in the Library’s Summer Reading program, which wrapped...
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Monday, January 16, 2023
Rolling Stone magazine has taken some bold stances lately – its list of best singers of all time naturally led to intense discussions among f...
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Friday, August 19, 2022
As part of the Library’s invaluable team of teen volunteers and interns over the summer, 17-year-old Brayden Lyons drew up and directed a Workshop...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
By the time our 2022 Summer Reading Program, Art Starts at Your Library, wrapped up on August 15, our patrons had shattered records a...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library is gearing up for the city’s starring role in the new streamed Peacock series The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cl...
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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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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
A highlight of the Kansas City Public Library’s year was the February completion of the North-East branch following its 18-month reno...