All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Friday, March 29, 2024
Matt Stewart's "The Kansas City Royals: An Illustrated Timeline" was a chance to revisit forgotten stories about the team and get them in print for po...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
John Beasley, winner of two Grammys, will teach a master class at the Plaza Branch on March 8, 2024....
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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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Friday, October 13, 2023
Have a delightfully spirited Halloween season with a monstrously good mashup of scary story recommendations, frightfully fun films, and other creepily...
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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, July 18, 2023
Since September 2019, thousands of people have attended Science Matters, a monthly brown bag lunch series co-hosted by the Kansas...
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Library is excited to offer resources and a month of activities in commemoration of Earth Day 2023 on Saturday, April 22. Since A...
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Friday, December 16, 2022
What books from the past year really resonated with our staff? From pop culture page-turners to mind-melting history reads, we’ve highlighted some...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
What FICTION books were winners with Library staff in 2022? Check out the favorites that lined our staff's shelves this past year....
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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...