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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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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Monday, October 24, 2022
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Searching for what's on the ballot? Need to find where to vote? The Library has you...
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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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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
How do you thoughtfully consume news and information? As part of National News Literacy Week (January 24-28, 2022), the Library hosts...
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Thursday, September 23, 2021
The Library and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation present a series of online community conversations centered around the book...
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Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Library and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation present a series of online community conversations centered around the book Pushout:...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Voting absentee this year? Or by mail? The Kansas City Public Library is now providing free ballot notarization services, offered during scheduled dro...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 is National Voter Registration Day, when we ensure participation in our country’s democr...