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KCQ Hereford bull

Once a Star of the Kansas City Skyline, This 90-foot Cow Statue Now Stands Alone

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
What's Your KCQ?
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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Library collection meme

Submit Your Memes for the Library’s Banned Book Meme Contest

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Banned Books
Free to Read
Create your own banned books meme through September 19 and submit it for a chance to win a Margaret Atwood boxed set....
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Communi-Bee Art Wall at Ruiz

The Seed Library at the Ruiz Branch Celebrates 10 Years of Growth

Thursday, September 5, 2024
The Seed Library started at the Ruiz Branch inside the drawers of a card catalog and now takes up an entire room. The 10th-anniversary celebration tak...
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Carol Davit Prairie Foundation

Science Matters Partnership With the Linda Hall Library Turns 5

Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Carol Davit, the executive director of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, marks the anniversary of the Science Matters series on September 18 with her p...
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CYS Zine Cover

September 2024 Central Youth Services Zine

Sunday, September 1, 2024
Youth and Family
Live, die, escape a troll, get pirate gold, eat a pickle? It's a beary-crazy interactive Choose Your Own Zine Adventure this month in the September Ce...
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Card catalogue in the Missouri Valley Special Collections.

The Missouri Valley Room Holds a Unique Piece of Library History

Thursday, August 29, 2024
150th Anniversary
KC History
Continuing with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Kansas City Public Library, the Missouri Valley Special Collections highlights the car...
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Children reading at Birdsall House.

For 30 Years, Books to Go Program Sparks Kansas City Kids’ Love of Reading

Friday, August 23, 2024
Outreach
Youth and Family
Books to Go began in 1994 and is still serving local children 30 years later....
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2024 Summer Reading Program Smashes Last Year’s Record

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Summer Reading
The Library's Summer Reading program ran from June 1 - August 15, and surpassed last year's numbers with a total of 15,056 registrations....
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A graduate of the Excel High School program.

Excel Adult High School Celebrates First Class of Graduates

Monday, August 19, 2024
Twenty-nine students in the Excel Adult High School program graduated in July. They're the first graduates of the service which began in 2022....
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KCQ Garment District

Factory Workers in This Part of Kansas City Once Dressed the Nation. What Happened?

Monday, August 19, 2024
What's Your KCQ?
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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