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 Renovated Space in Central Library Adds Exciting New Services, Strengthens Existing Ones Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Community Resources Next Chapter 150th Anniversary The north side of the Central Library’s third floor – an area that once housed a reference desk and row after row of books – has just reopened as the... 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 Newly Renovated North-East Branch is a Thank You and Dedication to Community it Serves Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Library Services Next Chapter Library Locations A highlight of the Kansas City Public Library’s year was the February completion of the North-East branch following its 18-month reno... Read More
News Item Vote for the Library in The Pitch's 'Best of KC 2021' Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Best of KC Voting is now open for The Pitch's Best of Kansas City 2021 and you're encouraged to cast a v... Read More
News Item A Refreshed Trails West Branch Reopens June 14 Friday, June 11, 2021 Library News Next Chapter Welcome back to a new and refreshed Trails West Branch... Read More
News Item Trails West Branch temporarily closing for improvements Friday, May 14, 2021 Next Chapter Library Services Library News Services at the Library's Trails West location will be limited or unavailable from May 17-June 14, 2021, while upgra... Read More
News Item Welcome to Your New North-East Branch Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Next Chapter Library Services Your North-East Branch staff&... Read More
News Item ‘Exciting Update’: North-East (Quietly) Celebrates Reopening Friday, December 11, 2020 COVID-19 Library Services Next Chapter The Library’s North-East location plans to reopen fairly quietly Thursday, December 17, 2020. There’ll be no spla... Read More