On Saturday, October 11, the Central Library is open to registered Heartland Book Festival attendees only. Regular services, such as hold pickups, public computers and phones, and public meeting rooms, will not be available.
Library Services
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Discover all the incredible resources the Library has to offer with a library card....
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
The Library’s Bookmobile turns 5 this month. The brightly colored cargo van travels across Kansas City for on-the-spot browsing and checkout, and more...
Friday, May 16, 2025
Stop by select Kansas City-area parks between June 3 - August 8, 2025, visit with your Library, and receive a FREE BOOK!...
Friday, December 6, 2024
The 2024 annual impact report shows growth and unwavering community engagement....
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Nearly 200 games have been added to the Library’s collection – and now they’re ready for patrons to check out....
Monday, June 10, 2024
The Library is working toward becoming a breastfeeding friendly institution. The first step: mobile privacy screens for patrons at most Library branch...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Kansas City Community Gardens offers basic gardening classes at Library locations in March and April 2024....
Friday, January 12, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library has a new, circulating zine collection. It's one of the only in the area that offers zines people can check out as they...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
In Spring 2023, collection development added about 500 records for orchestral performance sets to the Kansas City Public Library’s online catalog f...