The Central Library's 10th Street accessible entrance is temporarily closed for elevator repairs. A phone number is posted outside the Library to contact staff for assistance with navigating the temporary accessible entrance on Baltimore Ave.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
This November, check out GetSetUp, an online platform for adults 55 and up....
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Friday, October 31, 2025
For a tasty treat, feast your eyes on the November Central Youth Services Zine for kids!...
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Friday, October 31, 2025
This is a guide to locating free meals and food pantries in downtown Kansas City....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Bestselling author Candice Millard is the featured guest at the annual Writers for Readers fundraiser dinner on November 20....
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Monday, October 27, 2025
Throughout November, discover the rich history, ceremonies, and storytelling traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America at the Library....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions abo...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Five poetry collections are shortlisted for the fifth annual Maya Angelou Book Award....
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Friday, October 17, 2025
Eight crew members and 37 passengers — many from the Kansas City metro area — died in one of the deadliest air crashes in U.S. history. A book explore...
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Monday, October 6, 2025
Author Adib Khorram talks about the best fries in town and his upcoming interview with novelist Taylor Jenkins Reid at the Heartland Book Festival....
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
This year's Banned Books Week theme, "Censorship is So 1984. Read for Your Rights,” echoes extreme censorship of an oppressive regime in '1984.'...