All Library locations will be closing early Wednesday, November 26 at 5 p.m. and will reopen Saturday, November 29.
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Monday, September 23, 2024
The Library has launched a new regional history collection called Speaking of Kansas City, with more than 270 audio and video recordings from 1970 to...
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
In recognition of Banned Books Week, September 22-28, the Library hosts "That Librarian" author Amanda Jones on September 25....
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
During September, the Library highlights Free to Read, Library Card Sign-Up Month, and Banned Books Week. ...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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, September 10, 2024
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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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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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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Sunday, September 1, 2024
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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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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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Friday, August 23, 2024
Books to Go began in 1994 and is still serving local children 30 years later....