Celebrating Black History

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates Black History Month in February. Look for Black Cinema Week, a Black Inventors series, and more.

The 15th annual Black History Month booklet marks an ongoing collaboration among the Library, Black Archives of Mid-America, and LINC, highlighting six individuals who paved the way for others to succeed.

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Adults
Bookmobile at Healing House
Bookmobile |
February 5 |
9:30am
Kids
Baby Storytime
Waldo Branch |
February 5 |
9:30am
Kids
Family Storytime
Trails West Branch |
February 5 |
10:30am
Kids
Family Storytime
Waldo Branch |
February 5 |
10:30am
Two tax assessors in the street in front of a commercial building and two women walking nearby

KC-1940

In 1940, over a period of eight months, more than 58,000 images of Kansas City structures were photographed and assembled as the 1940 Tax Assessment Photograph Collection. View bui...
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Coach Read's Shelf Help

Shelf Help

Coach Read’s team of MVP librarians can give you a personalized roster of winning book suggestions. Get your reading game on by filling out our form, then we'll huddle up and emai...
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Taxes

While Library staff are not tax professionals, we can help point you to useful providers and resources through our Tax Information handout.

Discover Tax Resources