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 A Fox4 Reporter's New Book on the Kansas City Royals Digs up 'Obscure' Stories From Their History Friday, March 29, 2024 Events Books Matt Stewart's "The Kansas City Royals: An Illustrated Timeline" was a chance to revisit forgotten stories about the team and get them in print for po... 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 Two-time Grammy Winner to Teach Master Class at Plaza Branch on March 8 Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Events John Beasley, winner of two Grammys, will teach a master class at the Plaza Branch on March 8, 2024.... Read More
News Item "Growing Together" With Kansas City Community Gardens Classes Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Library Services Library Locations The Kansas City Community Gardens offers basic gardening classes at Library locations in March and April 2024.... Read More
News Item Science Matters: A Great Addition to Your Lunchtime Menu Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Events Since September 2019, thousands of people have attended Science Matters, a monthly brown bag lunch series co-hosted by the Kansas... Read More
News Item 2023 Earth Day is Celebrated All Month at the Library Thursday, April 6, 2023 Events The Library is excited to offer resources and a month of activities in commemoration of Earth Day 2023 on Saturday, April 22. Since A... Read More
News Item Two Compelling Exhibitions Enter Final Weeks at Central Library Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Library Locations Two innovative art exhibitions at the Central Library are nearing their closing dates, but time to see them hasn’t entirely run out. He... Read More
News Item Property Purchase Sets the Stage for Enhanced, Expanded Services at Bluford Branch Thursday, January 26, 2023 Library Locations The Library is thrilled to announce the purchase of additional property near the Lucile H. Blu... Read More
News Item 'A History Going Back More Than 200 Years': Writer Pays Lyrical Tribute to Library’s North-East Branch Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Library Locations All Kansas City Public Library locations see patrons of every interest, need, and want in search of not only materials like books and magazines but... Read More