The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Friday, August 19, 2022
As part of the Library’s invaluable team of teen volunteers and interns over the summer, 17-year-old Brayden Lyons drew up and directed a Workshop...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Over a century after his birth and nearly 70 years after his death, jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker remains one of Kansas City’s favorite so...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
By the time our 2022 Summer Reading Program, Art Starts at Your Library, wrapped up on August 15, our patrons had shattered records a...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
North-East Branch hosts World Refugee Day for the second time on...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tune in to online Library events that explore the role of women in our culture from the history of Westward Expansion through cont...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and present. Explore book r...
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Friday, January 28, 2022
The Library commemorates Black History Month with a collection of speaker events, activities, and book discussions. Tune in to watch...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
How do you thoughtfully consume news and information? As part of National News Literacy Week (January 24-28, 2022), the Library hosts...
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Missouri Valley Room at the Central Library is home to more than 200 special collections of archival materials documenting the history and develop...
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Monday, September 13, 2021
The Library's Amanda Barnhart, manager of the North-East Branch, participated in an online conversation with author Chri...