All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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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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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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Sunday, October 1, 2023
Running through Saturday, October 7, Banned Books Week annually celebrates our freedom to read, our long-held right to seek and express ideas. While c...
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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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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
In recent weeks, groups in Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, and right here at home in Cass County, Kansas City’s Northland, and Wichita have worked to...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Banned Books Week (September 26 - October 2) was established in September 1982 to highlight current and historical attempts to censor...
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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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Friday, September 27, 2019
As information discovery has evolved, so has the Kansas City Public Library. We’ve launched a new Community Reference Team to help pa...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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