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 National News Literacy Week 2023 Wednesday, January 18, 2023 News Literacy The Kansas City Public Library wants to help the community get and stay informed with its participation in... 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 National News Literacy Week Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Events News Literacy How do you thoughtfully consume news and information? As part of National News Literacy Week (January 24-28, 2022), the Library hosts... Read More
News Item Black History Live Museum Celebrates Changemakers Then and Now Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Black History Digital Media Lab During Black History Month, we celebrate the African American experience and the legacies of those who have shaped our nation. The Li... Read More
News Item Consider the Source: NewsGuard Browser Extension Offers Context for Online Information Monday, March 23, 2020 Digital Services News COVID-19 News Literacy A resource implemented earlier this year by the Library on its computers is temporarily available for you to use at home for free. NewsG... Read More
News Item Community Open House Celebrates Southeast Branch Renovations, New Media Center Monday, April 23, 2018 Digital Media Lab Library Locations The Kansas City Public Library is celebrating the makeover of its Southeast Branch, 6242 Swope Parkway, with a community open house on Saturda... Read More