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Did you know that about 66% of U.S. households have a pet? Dogs are the most popular, followed by cats and freshwater fish. Whether your family has...

Join us as we kick off summer reading at the Plaza Branch! We will have live music from Dino O'Dell and the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, games, raffle...

Join us for our outdoor Summer Reading Kickoff/150th Birthday Celebration! We will have Zoom Mobile Gaming Truck along with henn...

Wouldn’t it be fun to meet a dinosaur? Show-Me Dinosaurs of Columbia, Missouri, brings in puppets featuring Triceratops, Stegosaurus, as well as duck-...

When children see characters in books who look like them or come from similar backgrounds, they feel seen and heard. Join the Kid Corner staff and...

In the classic tale The Three Little Pigs, three pigs each build a house out of a variety of materials. Our twist? We’ll provide straw, sticks, and br...

Join us for the library’s first-ever Tween Lock-In at the Plaza Branch. Smash Brothers and Mario Kart on the big screen, LEGO challenges, a...

Do you believe in magic? After a 6-year hiatus, Reggie Regg the Magic Man brings his award-winning, action-packed MagiComedy act back to the greater K...

Do you like puzzles? Spend an hour solving crosswords, word searches, and other logic puzzles while soothing jazz plays in the background. This pro...

Do you like puzzles? Spend an hour solving crosswords, word searches, and other logic puzzles while soothing jazz plays in the background. This pro...