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 A Fox4 Reporter's New Book on the Kansas City Royals Digs up 'Obscure' Stories From Their History Friday, March 29, 2024 Events Books Matt Stewart's "The Kansas City Royals: An Illustrated Timeline" was a chance to revisit forgotten stories about the team and get them in print for po... Read More
News Item Step Inside Central Library’s Film Vault to Scratch Your Movie Itch Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Films KC History Since January, the Central Library's Stanley H. Durwood Vault has been screening daily movies.... Read More
News Item What’s Your House History? Let the Missouri Valley Special Collections Help You Find Out Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Missouri Valley KC History The Missouri Valley Special Collections staff will guide patrons through the art of house history research and introduce digital tools.... 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 Two-time Grammy Winner to Teach Master Class at Plaza Branch on March 8 Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Events John Beasley, winner of two Grammys, will teach a master class at the Plaza Branch on March 8, 2024.... Read More
News Item Science Matters: A Great Addition to Your Lunchtime Menu Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Events Since September 2019, thousands of people have attended Science Matters, a monthly brown bag lunch series co-hosted by the Kansas... Read More
News Item 2023 Earth Day is Celebrated All Month at the Library Thursday, April 6, 2023 Events The Library is excited to offer resources and a month of activities in commemoration of Earth Day 2023 on Saturday, April 22. Since A... Read More
News Item Happy Birthday, ‘Bird;’ Library Website Celebrates a KC Legend Tuesday, August 16, 2022 KC History Over a century after his birth and nearly 70 years after his death, jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker remains one of Kansas City’s favorite so... Read More
News Item Kansas City Public Library’s North-East Branch Hosts World Refugee Day Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Events North-East Branch hosts World Refugee Day for the second time on... Read More