The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Monday, April 22, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro is the author of this season's FYI Book Club selection....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Notable entries in Central Library's fan fiction contest about Carrie Westlake Whitney, the Library's first full-time director, will be revealed on Fr...
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Monday, March 18, 2024
As the second of the four-part speaker series celebrating the Kansas City Public Library’s 150th anniversary – and timed to this year’s International...
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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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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
What better way to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the library than by celebrating its first head librarian, Carrie Westlake Whitney...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Library has many programs that go beyond its core services and require funds beyond its base of public support. We are so grateful for the generos...
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Friday, November 17, 2023
The Library is taking its 150th birthday celebration on the road – or more precisely, the rails. One of Kansas City's downtown streetcar...
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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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Monday, December 5, 2022
Thanks to you, the Library experienced a remarkable year in 2022. We returned to in-person events and programming, found new ways to enga...