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 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 The Library Braces for Book Shortages: What Patrons Need to Know Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Library Services Shelf Help Books Audiobooks Consumers already expect delays this year when ordering holiday gifts, books or otherwise; the Library may also be impacted by the same supply chain c... Read More
News Item Want to tackle some super books? Coach Read offers you Shelf Help Friday, January 29, 2021 Shelf Help Readers Services Reading Lists KC Sports Using the Library’s SHELF HELP service, Coach Read’s roster of MVP librarians can give you a personalized reading playbook, building... Read More
News Item We’re Making a Book List You Can Check Twice Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Shelf Help Readers Services Staff Picks Reading Lists Wondering what to give the picky reader on your gift list? You need Holiday Gift Shelf Help. The reading experts at the Kansas Cit... Read More
News Item You've Got Time to Read, Watch, and Listen … and We’ve Got Recommendations Friday, May 15, 2020 Shelf Help Readers Services Reading Lists Through Shelf Help, our librarians can guide you through these socially distanced times.... Read More