Category: Tutorials

  • Language Learning Resources

    This article highlights various resources which can help you learn a language.

  • Tax Forms, Books and Resources

    The Kansas City Public Library can point you to a variety of resources that can help with tax preparation assistance.

  • How do I find addresses and phone numbers?

    There are many options for locating the addresses and phone numbers for people and businesses.

  • How do I use the library catalog?

    The library catalog identifies the books, movies, music, magazines, and newspapers you can find at the library.

  • How do I find an article?

    There are many different ways to find magazine and newspaper articles at the library. Besides providing many indexes to articles from magazines and newspapers, our databases often provide the full-text of the article and our Central Library has vast holdings of articles in print and on microfilm.

  • How do I start research at the Library?

    The Kansas City Public Library has many resources to help with your research. Where you begin depends a lot on what you already know and how much you want to find on your topic. Here are some suggestions to get started.

  • How do I ask a question?

    There are many ways to ask a question at our library!

  • How do I find an obituary?

    Learn how to find obituaries in the Kansas City Star and other newspapers or check out more genealogy resources.

  • Using the WorldCat database

    WorldCat is a database for finding books and other materials in libraries around the world. Here are the required and suggested fields to complete a search.

  • Using the Proquest database

    ProQuest offers full text magazine and newspaper listings on a variety of subjects. Try finding information by keyword searching for your subject in the ProQuest database. Here are some suggested search tips: