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Westport Branch
Westport Branch
118 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 64111
PHONE: 816.701.3488; FAX: 816.701.3498
Branch Manager: Mary Roberson
maryroberson@kclibrary.org
Office: 816.701.3588
| Hours of operation: |
| 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Monday - Thursday |
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Friday - Saturday |
| Closed | Sunday |
The Westport Branch Library was originally called the Allen Library for its owner, Judge A. M. Allen, and opened in 1898.
When Kansas City and Westport consolidated, the Allen Library became the first branch of the public library. It is the oldest library in the metropolitan area, and was built with leftover money from a streetcar line. In 1998-1999 Westport Branch underwent major renovation and reopened in Spring of 1999 in time to begin its second century of service to the community.
Highlights:
Westport features popular and high demand materials; a unique collection of foreign films in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian as well as many classic older films on both VHS and DVD; the Westport Branch also carries many titles by Gay and Lesbian authors both fiction and nonfiction, as well as several current Gay and Lesbian magazine titles.
