The Plaza Branch will be closed until Monday, June 3, due to a water main break.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library teamed up to tackle censorship with a friendly Super Bowl wager....
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Friday, February 23, 2024
Chico Salvador Sierra's "Eikonographia Radicale: Reimagining Cultural Icons," Feb. 24 - May 11, 2024, Central Library....
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library’s local history archive, Missouri Valley Special Collections, continues a 14-year partnership with the Black Archives o...
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Super Bowl News: The Kansas City Public Library is partnering with the San Francisco Public Library to draw attention "Tackle Censorship."...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
As part of the Library’s Big Read 2022, the exhibition The Heart Is a Fist: Contemporary Art from Haskell Indian Nations...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Library's Dial-A-Story service features several books that celebrate Black stories and voices as part of Black History Mo...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Kansas City Black History is a new website spotlighting the contributions of Black Kansas Citians who blazed trails, broke barriers,...
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Friday, January 28, 2022
The Library commemorates Black History Month with a collection of speaker events, activities, and book discussions. Tune in to watch...