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 Remembering the Namesake of the Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas Tuesday, September 5, 2023 In Memoriam Ruiz died Saturday, September 3, 2023. She was 102 and leaves a legacy of devotion and service evidenced by far more than her name on a modest sign... Read More
News Item Library Remembers Marilou Joyner, a ‘True, Strong, Compassionate Leader in Our Community’ Monday, June 5, 2023 In Memoriam An educator, businessperson, and champion of reading and literacy, Marilou Joyner served on the Library’s board of trustees from 2014 to 2019, whe... Read More
News Item Library Offers New High School Diploma Completion Program Monday, February 6, 2023 Education Kansas City Public Library cardholders living in the Library’s service area can now earn a high school diploma at no cost through... Read More
News Item Author David McCullough, a Favorite at the Kansas City Public Library, Dies at 89 Monday, August 8, 2022 In Memoriam David McCullough, the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize award-winning author of 14 books, including presidential biographies on... 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 The Library Remembers Vartan Gregorian Friday, April 16, 2021 In Memoriam Library News Vartan Gregorian, who died Thursday, April 15, left a towering legacy as a scholar and humanitarian, stretching from his presidencies... Read More
News Item Remembering Alvin Sykes: A ‘Dogged, Deeply Infused Passion’ Friday, March 19, 2021 In Memoriam A school dropout after eighth grade, Alvin Sykes became a fixture in local libraries and emerged as a self-taught human rights activi... Read More
News Item Library Continues Support of City School Fair Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Youth and Family COVID-19 Education For parents trying to navigate Kansas City’s many public, charter, and private school options, the City School Fair is an invaluable... Read More