All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Library has many programs that go beyond its core services and require funds beyond its base of public support. We are so grateful for the generos...
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Monday, December 5, 2022
Thanks to you, the Library experienced a remarkable year in 2022. We returned to in-person events and programming, found new ways to enga...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library has a long history – nearly 150 years – of showing up for our patrons through good times and difficult ones. We a...
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Friday, May 7, 2021
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the Library is celebrating the history, culture, and achievements of AAPI...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The past year was a difficult one for families across the Kansas City metropolitan area. For those hardest hit—families impacted by the digital divide...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Though our physical locations have recently opened, we want you to know that the Library remains an online source of information about what’s happe...
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Sunday, March 15, 2020
With Kansas City’s stay-at-home order due to expire May 15, 2020, the Library is working out the details of a careful, phased-in reopeni...
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Kansas City Public Library is paying close attention to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in our country and to recommendations from local, stat...
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Thursday, December 19, 2019
The Library’s North-East Branch has TEMPORARILY RELOCATED as it begins a...
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Thursday, July 11, 2019
From July 8 through mid-August, 2019, the property on which the Plaza Branch is located will be undergoing con...