The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The north side of the Central Library’s third floor – an area that once housed a reference desk and row after row of books – has just reopened as the...
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Monday, July 24, 2023
The Street Sheet is often used by unhoused Kansas Citians looking for clothing, food, shelter, and financial assistance....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Through photographs, video storytelling, and spatial elements, Evicted is an immersive exhibition illuminates the harrowing experience of evi...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Nobody talks trash like libraries. That’s too bad, really. Look at the gentle back-and-forth on Twitter between Los Angeles’ and Cincinnati’s pub...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Just before Christmas, a young woman – pregnant and accompanied by her mother – sought out the Library’s...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Patrons now can reserve private or distanced work areas – computer-equipped Community Connec...
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
You have a worthy cause, a mission, and you’ve formed a nonprofit to pursue it. Now, you need funding.
Start that search at the Library.&...
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Friday, September 27, 2019
As information discovery has evolved, so has the Kansas City Public Library. We’ve launched a new Community Reference Team to help pa...
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Sunday, March 25, 2018
A Central Library barista started offering coffee tastings a year ago as a way to share her knowledge of the coffee world, but they have turned into s...