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.

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Kids in costumes and a teacher during a theater class

Plaza Branch Hosts Young Actors Workshop for Budding Thespians

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The free Young Actors Workshop at the Plaza branch returns July 8 - 12 with daily classes for children ages 3 to 18 and a public performance. Space is limited, and advanced registr...

Ahead of NPR Host’s Visit to KC, Readers of His New Book Find Great Storytelling

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

FYI Book Club participants gathered at KCUR 89.3 to discuss Ari Shapiro's book, "The Best Strangers in the World."

The Library 'Moves the Needle' to Offer Privacy Screens for Breastfeeding

Monday, June 10, 2024

The Library is working toward becoming a breastfeeding friendly institution. The first step: mobile privacy screens for patrons at most Library branches.

Party Central: 'Barbie'

Friday, June 21, 2024 8:45pm

Central Library

The 2024 Off the Wall rooftop film series, Party Central, is all about having a fun time. Barbie, a 2023 blockbuster (PG-13, 114 min.), starts the series in all its dance-scene glo...

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Adults

Bookmobile at Paseo Baptist Learning Center

Bookmobile |

June 17 |

9:30am

Adults

Bookmobile at Literacy KC

Bookmobile |

June 17 |

11:00am

Adults

Movie: 'Mean Girls'

Central Library |

June 17 |

2:00pm

Adults

Bookmobile at Riverview Gardens

Bookmobile |

June 17 |

2:30pm

How do you personally connect with mental health? Join us for conversations with community leaders as we highlight topics from words that inspire. Together we will harness collective wisdom to strengthen personal development and support positive rela...

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