All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Stop by select Kansas City-area parks between June 1 - Aug. 15, 2024, visit with your Library, and receive a FREE BOOK!...
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Kansas City Community Gardens offers basic gardening classes at Library locations in March and April 2024....
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Friday, January 12, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library has a new, circulating zine collection. It's one of the only in the area that offers zines people can check out as they...
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Friday, October 6, 2023
Taylor Byas is the winner of the third annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her debut poetry collection I...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected five finalists for the third annual national award, which is presented by...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
In Spring 2023, collection development added about 500 records for orchestral performance sets to the Kansas City Public Library’s online catalog f...
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Monday, April 24, 2023
Libraries can be such wondrous places. During...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
If your to-read pile needs a refresh, check out collections of recent winners and nominees for book awards ranging from the Carnegie Medal for Excelle...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
February is National Library Lovers' Month, and you can celebrate by making use of our fantastic resources, visiting your favorite Li...