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 Remembering the Namesake of the Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas Tuesday, September 5, 2023 In Memoriam Ruiz died Saturday, September 3, 2023. She was 102 and leaves a legacy of devotion and service evidenced by far more than her name on a modest sign... Read More
News Item Library Remembers Marilou Joyner, a ‘True, Strong, Compassionate Leader in Our Community’ Monday, June 5, 2023 In Memoriam An educator, businessperson, and champion of reading and literacy, Marilou Joyner served on the Library’s board of trustees from 2014 to 2019, whe... Read More
News Item Terminal Velocity: The History of Kansas City's Airport Monday, January 30, 2023 Local History With Kansas City International Airport's new single terminal now scheduled to open on February 28, 2023, the Library's Missouri Valley Special C... Read More
News Item Hoppy History: Oktoberfest and KC's German American Beer Brewing Background Friday, October 7, 2022 Local History In celebration of KC Oktoberfest, the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections highlights the city’s German Ame... Read More
News Item Author David McCullough, a Favorite at the Kansas City Public Library, Dies at 89 Monday, August 8, 2022 In Memoriam David McCullough, the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize award-winning author of 14 books, including presidential biographies on... Read More
News Item KCQ Takes on Three of Your Kansas City History Questions Friday, August 5, 2022 Local History What’s Your KCQ?, on which the Kansas City Public Library and The Kansas City Star collaborate to answer reader-submitted questi... Read More
News Item Library Shares Prestigious History Award for Black History Project Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Local History The Library and two institutional partners – the Local Investment Commission (LINC) and the Black Archives of Mid-America – are being ho... 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