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 Library Celebrates Women’s History Month Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Women's History Reading Lists Missouri Valley KC History Teens Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and present. Explore book r... 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 Library Celebrates Women’s History Month Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Women's History Reading Lists Missouri Valley KC History Teens Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and presen... Read More
News Item Youth Winter Reading Challenge offers cool reads, hot prizes Monday, February 8, 2021 Winter Reading Youth and Family Teens What better way for kids and teens to spend the cold days of the season than passing the time reading books for a chance to win fabulous prizes (m... Read More
News Item Teen Fan Art and Cosplay Contests Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Teens Calling all teens! Submit your original fan art or your cosplay creations and vote on your favorites in our summer long Cosplay Ball Competitions!... Read More
News Item Get Amped Up for the 2018 Summer Reading Program Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Summer Reading Books Music Readers Services Teens Youth and Family Events Digital Services Pump up the volumes as the Library's Summer Reading Program again invites both youth and adults to Rock & Read... Read More