All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
In keeping with the civil rights leader’s spirit of service, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project is collecting...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
A highlight of the Kansas City Public Library’s year was the February completion of the North-East branch following its 18-month reno...
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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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Monday, November 30, 2020
The Lucile H. Bluford Branch (3050 Prospect Ave.) will remain closed until further notice after learning a staff member has...
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Monday, September 21, 2020
It would be kind of retro-cool to bill the Library’s new outreach ve...
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Library is taking part in local education and outreach efforts to have everyone in our metropolitan area represented in the 2020 Census,...
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Thursday, December 26, 2019
In the spirit of service embodied by the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the Library’s...
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
If you’ve visited the Library’s Plaza Branch recently, you may have noticed a new addition to our team. Meet our new automated sorting machine...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
In keeping with the civil rights leader’s spirit of service, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project is collecting...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make...