The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner....
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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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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Super Bowl News: The Kansas City Public Library is partnering with the San Francisco Public Library to draw attention "Tackle Censorship."...
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Friday, October 6, 2023
Taylor Byas is the winner of the third annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her debut poetry collection I...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected five finalists for the third annual national award, which is presented by...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected four finalists for the second annual award, which is presented by the Kansas City Public...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
The Kansas City-based Maya Angelou Book Award is open for submissions. Now in its second year, the award aims to honor Angelou’s lega...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library and the University of Missouri-Kansas City named poet Threa Almontaser as the winner of the first annu...
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Friday, January 29, 2021
Using the Library’s SHELF HELP service, Coach Read’s roster of MVP librarians can give you a personalized reading playbook, building...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
No shushing at the Kansas City Public Library. Not during Super Bowl week. The Library is adding its own imaginative twist to the run-up to Sunday and...