The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Friday, May 24, 2024
A gallery space near the entrance to 'Disney100: The Exhibition' at Union Station, which opened May 24, highlights items from the Library's Missouri V...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Since January, the Central Library's Stanley H. Durwood Vault has been screening daily movies....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The Missouri Valley Special Collections staff will guide patrons through the art of house history research and introduce digital tools....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library teamed up to tackle censorship with a friendly Super Bowl wager....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023
Running through Saturday, October 7, Banned Books Week annually celebrates our freedom to read, our long-held right to seek and express ideas. While c...
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Monday, February 6, 2023
The system’s first branch – the oldest in Kansas City – is marking its 125th birthday with a week of remembrances, appearances, and othe...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The Kansas City Public Library wants to help the community get and stay informed with its participation in...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Over a century after his birth and nearly 70 years after his death, jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker remains one of Kansas City’s favorite so...
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Friday, April 22, 2022
David Izzard recently discovered two record albums he’d checked out in 1961 – they were 22,276 days overdue. In 1961, late fees were 2 cents a day, wh...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and present. Explore book r...