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 Telling Stories of Trailblazing Kansas Citians During Black History Month Thursday, February 8, 2024 Black History Reading Lists The Kansas City Public Library’s local history archive, Missouri Valley Special Collections, continues a 14-year partnership with the Black Archives o... Read More
News Item FYI Book Group: WWI disfigured soldiers’ faces. Here’s the surgeon who pioneered a better life for them Monday, July 3, 2023 Book Group In war, amputees might be celebrated as heroes. But those with damaged faces endure a far different reception. They “often caused feelings... Read More
News Item Lucile Bluford: A Legacy of Leadership Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Black History Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make... Read More
News Item The Leadership and Legacy of Lucile Bluford Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Black History Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make... 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
News Item Dial-A-Story: Black History Month Edition Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Black History Youth and Family The Library's Dial-A-Story service features several books that celebrate Black stories and voices as part of Black History Mo... Read More
News Item KC Black History Website Explores Culture and Community Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Black History Local History Kansas City Black History is a new website spotlighting the contributions of Black Kansas Citians who blazed trails, broke barriers,... Read More
News Item Black History Month Programs and Activities Friday, January 28, 2022 Black History Events The Library commemorates Black History Month with a collection of speaker events, activities, and book discussions. Tune in to watch... Read More