The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Library commemorates Pride Month with LGBTQIA+ book recommendations, highlights from past programs, film offerings, and other resources....
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Through one-on-one interactions, equitable tech access, and programming, the Kansas City Public Library has a long-standing commitment to helping patr...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
If your to-read pile needs a refresh, check out collections of recent winners and nominees for book awards ranging from the Carnegie Medal for Excelle...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
February is National Library Lovers' Month, and you can celebrate by making use of our fantastic resources, visiting your favorite Li...
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Monday, October 24, 2022
Media literacy is about accessing, analyzing, evaluating, creating, and engaging with information. Whether news comes from a print newspaper, an on...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Quindaro only lasted for six years—but one hundred sixty years later, it still fascinates people for its links to the Underground Railroad....
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Friday, March 4, 2022
Jack Johnson was one of the most famous people in the world in February 1912, having pummeled Jim Jeffries 19 months earlier in the “Fight of the Cent...
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Friday, December 3, 2021
What fiction books were winners with Library staff in 2021? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check o...
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Friday, December 3, 2021
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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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Have a delightfully wicked Halloween season with a monstrously good mashup of scary story recommendations, frightfully fun films, and other creepily c...