News Item Our Favorite Books of 2017 Thursday, January 4, 2018 Staff Picks Reading Lists Books What books were winners... Read More
News Item We Know What Love Is - Romance Reads Friday, January 5, 2018 Readers Services Books Reading Lists On a recent segment for KCUR’s Central Standard, the Bibliofiles gathered to talk about romance novels and the fan outrage t... Read More
News Item The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke Thursday, January 18, 2018 Books When I heard Aaron Mahnke had written a book about The World of Lore, I hoped he would use the freedom of this different format to dive more... Read More
News Item An Ever-Expanding Universe of Summer Reading Stories Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Summer Reading Reading Lists Books As you power through your Summer Reading to log your books and earn your prize, there's a constellation of space-and science-themed t... Read More
News Item We’re Here (Longer) for You: Kansas City Public Library Expands Hours Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Next Chapter Our doorway to knowledge has swung open a bit wider. As of September 6, 2019, the Kansas City Public Library is expanding ope... Read More
News Item Need Direction? The Library's Community Reference Team Can Help. Friday, September 27, 2019 Community Reference Job and Career Health and Wellness Personal Finance Legal and Government Next Chapter Business and Entrepreneurship As information discovery has evolved, so has the Kansas City Public Library. We’ve launched a new Community Reference Team to help pa... Read More
News Item Shoot for the Stars with the Library's 2019 Summer Reading Program Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Summer Reading Books Films Events Reading Lists Readers Services Youth and Family The Library launches an out-of-this-world learning adventure for all ages in this year’s Summer Reading Program. As 2019 marks the 50... Read More
News Item Celebrate Storytelling With the 2020 Summer Reading Program Sunday, May 31, 2020 Summer Reading Books Reading Lists Readers Services Youth and Family This year’s Summer Reading Program invites readers of all ages to LIVE THE FANTASTIC and experience the power of sto... Read More
News Item More Access to More Ideas: Watch Videos of Past Signature Events Online. Friday, November 8, 2019 Signature Events Next Chapter The Library's series of signature events brings nationally known authors, loc... Read More
News Item A Year After Library Levy Passes, We Look to Our Next Chapter Thursday, November 14, 2019 Next Chapter One year ago, voters overwhelmingly approved an 8-cent increase in the Library’s property tax-based operating levy – the first adjustment to the rate... Read More