All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
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Monday, April 22, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro is the author of this season's FYI Book Club selection....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Notable entries in Central Library's fan fiction contest about Carrie Westlake Whitney, the Library's first full-time director, will be revealed on Fr...
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Monday, March 18, 2024
As the second of the four-part speaker series celebrating the Kansas City Public Library’s 150th anniversary – and timed to this year’s International...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
What better way to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the library than by celebrating its first head librarian, Carrie Westlake Whitney...
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Friday, November 17, 2023
The Library is taking its 150th birthday celebration on the road – or more precisely, the rails. One of Kansas City's downtown streetcar...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The north side of the Central Library’s third floor – an area that once housed a reference desk and row after row of books – has just reopened as the...
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Monday, October 16, 2023
The Kansas City Public Library again is partnering with Charlie Hustle as part of the apparel company’s popular Communi-Tees program,...
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Friday, December 23, 2022
With the beginning of a new year comes the renewed commitment to shake up our usual routines. We pledge to learn a new skill, take a class or two, acq...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Earlier this month, the Tech Access team at the Kansas City Public Library hosted events to promote Digital Inclusion Week, Octobe...
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
The Library and local nonprofit Strawberry Week join for this year's Flowvember donation drive, collecting menstruation products ...