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Black Lives Matter, Black Stories Matter

Kansas City Public Library Statement on Local, National Protests and Addressing Racial Injustice

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Friday, June 5, 2020

Our city and nation are hurting in the wake of the senseless, horrifying death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The Kansas City Public Library stands in full support of the many across our country — including our staff and their families and others in our community — who have marched in protest and in profound, insistent hope for the future. We decry the longstanding racial inequities and injustice at the root of their unrest. We need more than ever to understand the challenges of a diverse America, allowing us to define and develop effective change when and wherever it is necessary.

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Library’s Mobile Services Are Rollin’ … Literally

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Monday, September 21, 2020

It would be kind of retro-cool to bill the Library’s new outreach vehicle as its first bookmobile in more than half a century. Except it’s more than a bookmobile.

The customized, brightly emblazoned cargo van hit the streets Thursday, September 17, 2020, ferrying bags of books, audiobooks, and DVDs to residents of area senior living centers as part of the Library’s Lobby Stops program. It will be a frequent presence at other outreach events and activities, transporting displays, supplies, and other materials and serving as a pop-up gathering place. Equipped with Wi-Fi, it’ll also eventually provide patrons who need it with essential internet access.

Kansas City caves and tunnels? ’70s Chiefs Barracuda? State Line gangsters? Best of KCQ

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Friday, September 18, 2020

You’ve asked “What’s your KCQ?” a lot of questions over the years, and The Star and the Kansas City Public Library have been hard at work answering them. Here’s a trip down memory lane: The best, and quirkiest, of KCQ.

Access Your Library Immediately with Our eCard

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

A library card unlocks more than just the ability to borrow books – it’s a key to information, opportunity, and enrichment. It lets you borrow items from our catalog that you can read, watch, or listen to, but your library card also gives you access to news resources, job and career tools, learning and education services, skillbuilding apps, streaming and on-demand entertainment, and so much more... all for free.

Kansas City A’s had plenty of pizzazz and some hare-raising adventures.

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Friday, September 18, 2020

Learn more about the mechanical rabbit deployed by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1960s.

School Dazed and Confused? Let the Library Help.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The start of the 2020 school year finds parents, educators, and students in new territory due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As always, the Library offers a variety of free educational resources for everything from homework help to online learning. This year, amid the challenges of the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve also launched new programs and expanded access to existing services aimed at helping our community. See what our Youth & Family Engagement team recommends.