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 Summer Reading Enters Final Stretch Thursday, August 4, 2022 Staff Picks This year's Summer Reading Program has been a celebration of making, dreaming, and doing – over 10,000 readers have read more than 11... 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 Our Favorite Fiction Books of 2021 Friday, December 3, 2021 Staff Picks Readers Services Reading Lists Books What fiction books were winners with Library staff in 2021? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check o... Read More
News Item Our Favorite Books of 2021 Friday, December 3, 2021 Staff Picks Readers Services Reading Lists Books What books from the past year really resonated with our staff? From pop culture page-turners to mind-melting history reads, we’ve highlighted some... Read More
News Item Our Favorite Books of 2020 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Staff Picks Readers Services Reading Lists Books Saying 2020 has been a challenging year is an epic understatement. But amid the ongoing difficulties (and between rounds of cleaning and sanitizing),... Read More
News Item Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2020 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Staff Picks Readers Services Reading Lists Books What nonfiction books were winners with Library staff in 2020? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, chec... Read More
News Item Our Favorite Fiction Books of 2020 Monday, December 14, 2020 Staff Picks Readers Services Reading Lists Books What fiction books were winners with Library staff in 2020? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check o... Read More
News Item We’re Making a Book List You Can Check Twice Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Shelf Help Readers Services Staff Picks Reading Lists Wondering what to give the picky reader on your gift list? You need Holiday Gift Shelf Help. The reading experts at the Kansas Cit... Read More