The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with a collection of book recommendations, film offerings,...
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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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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Since January, the Central Library's Stanley H. Durwood Vault has been screening daily movies....
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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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Monday, May 1, 2023
Congress established Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in 1992, corresponding its timing in May to two histor...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
As we commemorate Black History Month, there are many ways to discover stories celebrating African American experiences. Check out a...