News Item Longtime NPR Host Meets ‘Best Strangers in the World,’ Our Latest Book Club Selection Monday, April 22, 2024 FYI Book Group 150th Anniversary NPR's Ari Shapiro is the author of this season's FYI Book Club selection.... Read More
News Item Memories of ‘The Wiz,’ and Coming of Age Inspire This Award-Winning Poetry Collection Thursday, February 29, 2024 FYI Book Group Book Discussion Book Group Maya Angelou Book Award Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner.... Read More
News Item Library Celebrates Women’s History Month Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Women's History Reading Lists Missouri Valley KC History Teens Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and present. Explore book r... Read More
News Item Mayukh Sen Spotlights the Stories, Struggles of Immigrant Women Who Helped Make American Food Cuisine What It Is Wednesday, February 23, 2022 FYI Book Group In his new book Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America, James Beard Award-winning food writer Mayukh Sen expl... Read More
News Item Celebrate Welcoming Week, Sept. 10-19, 2021 Monday, September 13, 2021 Refugee and Immigrant Services During Welcoming Week, September 10-19, organizations and communities across the U.S. bring together people of all backgrounds to bui... Read More
News Item Library Celebrates Women’s History Month Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Women's History Reading Lists Missouri Valley KC History Teens Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and presen... Read More
News Item Youth Winter Reading Challenge offers cool reads, hot prizes Monday, February 8, 2021 Winter Reading Youth and Family Teens What better way for kids and teens to spend the cold days of the season than passing the time reading books for a chance to win fabulous prizes (m... Read More
News Item Teen Fan Art and Cosplay Contests Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Teens Calling all teens! Submit your original fan art or your cosplay creations and vote on your favorites in our summer long Cosplay Ball Competitions!... Read More
News Item Library’s VISTA Project honors legacy of MLK with Hygiene Kit Donation Drive Monday, January 7, 2019 Outreach Martin Luther King Jr. Refugee and Immigrant Services In keeping with the civil rights leader’s spirit of service, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project is collecting... Read More
News Item Dedication and Perseverance! English for Citizenship Classes Help Manufacturing Job Worker Pass Naturalization Interview Monday, July 23, 2018 Citizenship Refugee and Immigrant Services Marcos Balam toiled through two English for Citizenship courses – each taking 12 weeks – and multiple one-to-one meetings with... Read More