The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library celebrates National Library Week, April 7 - 13. Highlights include recognizing the valuable contributions of Library wo...
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner....
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Friday, October 6, 2023
Taylor Byas is the winner of the third annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her debut poetry collection I...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected five finalists for the third annual national award, which is presented by...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., stop by the parking lot of the Kansas City Public Library’s...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected four finalists for the second annual award, which is presented by the Kansas City Public...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
The Kansas City-based Maya Angelou Book Award is open for submissions. Now in its second year, the award aims to honor Angelou’s lega...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library and the University of Missouri-Kansas City named poet Threa Almontaser as the winner of the first annu...
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Libraries are essential civic and cultural institutions in our society. They're gathering places, service providers, and hubs of learning, growth, and...
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Friday, May 10, 2019
The second class of Career Online High School graduates enthusiastically collected their diplomas during a recent celebration. The pr...