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The Library Finds Its Happy Place: A New Summer Reading Record

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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You read. You ... rule.  Participation in the Library’s Summer Reading program, which wrapped...
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Library Modifies Policies in Accordance With New State Rule

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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The Kansas City Public Library has added and modified a number of its policies in response to a new state rule regarding the age appropriateness of ma...
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August 2023 Central Youth Services Zine

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Youth and Family
Get it while it's hot! The August Central Youth Services zine is available for pick up at CYS or you can print one out!...
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Library’s Catalog of Orchestral Music Now Easier to Use

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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In Spring 2023, collection development added about 500 records for orchestral performance sets to the Kansas City Public Library’s online catalog f...
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Where to Find Vital Services? Library’s Innovative Street Sheet Is a Guide

Monday, July 24, 2023
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The Street Sheet is often used by unhoused Kansas Citians looking for clothing, food, shelter, and financial assistance....
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Science Matters: A Great Addition to Your Lunchtime Menu

Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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Since September 2019, thousands of people have attended Science Matters, a monthly brown bag lunch series co-hosted by the Kansas...
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Stuck in a Waiting Room? Do Some Reading, Courtesy of New Library/Schools Program

Monday, July 10, 2023
The Kansas City Public Library and Kansas City Public Schools are partnering with local health care providers, social service providers, and non-profi...
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FYI Book Group: WWI disfigured soldiers’ faces. Here’s the surgeon who pioneered a better life for them

Monday, July 3, 2023
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In war, amputees might be celebrated as heroes. But those with damaged faces endure a far different reception. They “often caused feelings...
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July 2023 Central Youth Services Zine

Friday, June 30, 2023
Youth and Family
Summer Reading is a blast! The July Central Youth Services zine is available for pick up at CYS or you can print one o...
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More to Celebrate on Lucile Bluford Day: Anticipated Upgrade of Library’s Bluford Branch

Friday, June 30, 2023
Lucile Bluford Day, honoring the namesake of the Library’s L.H. Bluford Branch, arrives Saturday,...
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