The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Kansas City Public Library launches a new podcast, Power of Words, in partnership with Jewish Family Services....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner....
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library’s local history archive, Missouri Valley Special Collections, continues a 14-year partnership with the Black Archives o...
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Monday, October 23, 2023
Throughout November, discover the rich history, ceremonies, and storytelling traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America as part of...
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Friday, October 13, 2023
Have a delightfully spirited Halloween season with a monstrously good mashup of scary story recommendations, frightfully fun films, and other creepily...
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Monday, July 3, 2023
In war, amputees might be celebrated as heroes. But those with damaged faces endure a far different reception.
They “often caused feelings...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
No lie, our staff enjoyed a ton of top NONFICTION titles in 2022. See the collection of true stories that took our bookshelves by storm....
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Monday, September 12, 2022
The Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with a collection of book recommendations, film offerings,...
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Monday, August 15, 2022
Enjoy learning about the people and places that have made Kansas City what it is today? KCHistory.org, the online home of the Libr...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990. The ADA prohibits discriminatio...