News Item Steadman Retrospective Still Going Gonzo at the Library Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Exhibits The ink-splattered exhibit Ralph Steadman: A Retrosp... Read More
News Item From Art to Artifacts: Remembering the 1976 Republican National Convention Friday, August 9, 2019 Exhibits KC History Local History Missouri Valley This week marks 43 years since Ralph Steadman visited a muggy Kansas City to cover the 1976 Republican National Convention for... Read More
News Item Special Library Exhibit Spotlights Ralph Steadman’s Distinctive, Gonzo-esque Artwork Thursday, May 30, 2019 Exhibits Artist Ralph Steadman is known for his creative collaboration with writer Hunter S. Thompson, matching outrageous illustrations to Th... Read More
News Item Remembering Gabriella Polony Mountain: Art ‘Was My Passion’ Friday, May 22, 2020 Exhibits In Memoriam Gabriella Polony Mountain was passionate, expressive, indelible. And so was the art created by the namesake of the Rocky and Ga... Read More
News Item Library’s Catalog of Orchestral Music Now Easier to Use Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Library Services In Spring 2023, collection development added about 500 records for orchestral performance sets to the Kansas City Public Library’s online catalog f... Read More
News Item National Library Week: Celebrating Stardom in the Stacks Thursday, March 31, 2022 Library Services We’re observing National Library Week, which runs April 3-9, 2022. This year’s theme, Connect With Your Library, und... Read More
News Item Library Joins Evergy in Targeting Energy Efficiency in Homes, Making Usage Devices Available for Checkout Monday, April 18, 2022 Library Services The Kansas City Public Library is teaming with the Mid-Continent Public Library and electric utility Evergy... Read More
News Item Older Americans Month: 52 Million Reasons to Celebrate Monday, May 2, 2022 Library Services The Kansas City Public Library joins the nation in observing Older Americans Month in May. This year’s focus – with the theme Age My Way – is o... Read More
News Item Art Exhibit Examines Indigenous Experiences Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Exhibits As part of the Library’s Big Read 2022, the exhibition The Heart Is a Fist: Contemporary Art from Haskell Indian Nations... Read More
News Item Free Internet For All Thursday, May 19, 2022 Library Services The Library has long worked to ensure Kansas Citians can get free access to the internet, from providing public computers and offering classes and... Read More