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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Cindy Hohl, director of operational support at the Kansas City Public Library, is the new president of the American Library Association (ALA)....
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Lucile Bluford – the namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – will be celebrated on July 1, designated as Lucile Bluford Day....
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Abby Yellman will assume the position of executive director on August 5....
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Tuesday, June 18, 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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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...
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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."...
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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 branch...
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Thanks to a Spotlight on Literacy Library Services & Technology Act grant, the Library will offer four fitness classes for children at the North-East...
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Monday, June 3, 2024
The Summer Reading Party is in full swing! We hit the highlights and so much more in the June Central Youth Services Zine, available online or at the...
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Monday, June 3, 2024
Chelan David's “Beautiful States of Mind: A Father and Daughters’ Pilgrimage to all 50 States” is both a travel guide and a memoir of David's bonding...