Welcome to the Reading Party
We're inviting you to the Reading Party, the 2024 Kansas City Public Library's Summer Reading Program. Read (or listen to) any five books, log them online, and earn a reward.
Join us in celebrating the power of reading to build bonds, create connections, inspire, enrich, and empower.
Friday, July 12, 2024
An exhibition featuring Andrea Burgay's “Fictions” series opened June 1 at the Central Library’s Genevieve Guldner Gallery and runs through Aug. 17.
Monday, July 8, 2024
Pedro Martín visits on Friday, July 12, at 1 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
We felt you should know the Summer Reading Party is still happening in the July Central Youth Services Zine, available online or at the Library!
Craig Crease
The Life and Times of “Wild Bi...
Saturday, July 13, 2024
2:00pm
Before he was known as "Wild Bill,” famed frontiersman and gunfighter James Butler Hickok spent three formative years as a young man in the Kansas City area. Drawing...