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Best of KC: Show Some Love to Kansas City Public Library
Thursday, August 16, 2018
The Kansas City Public Library has made it past the nomination round of The Pitch’s Best of Kansas City 2018. And should you be inclined, there are some categories that offer a perfect chance to give the Kansas City Public Library some love.
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LGBT Pride Month, celebrated in June, commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the United States in 1969. Throughout the month and beyond, the Kansas City Public Library offers LGBTQIA+ programs and highlights reading or listening recommendations and other resources.
For Pride Month, Kansas City Public Library Highlights LGBTQIA+ Readings, Programs and Resources
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
LGBT Pride Month, celebrated in June, commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the United States in 1969. Throughout the month and beyond, the Kansas City Public Library offers LGBTQIA+ programs and highlights reading or listening recommendations and other resources.
 
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Join the Kansas City Public Library and other area library systems for this year’s Library Night at the K on Tuesday, July 24. Purchase discounted tickets at Royals.com/KCLibrary; a portion of sales support KCPL’s children’s and summer reading programs.
Celebrate Reading and the Royals at 2018 Library Night at the K
Friday, June 8, 2018
Join the Kansas City Public Library and other area library systems for this year’s Library Night at the K on Tuesday, July 24. Purchase discounted tickets at Royals.com/KCLibrary; a portion of sales support KCPL’s children’s and Summer Reading programs.
 
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There's just too much rock to be contained within the Summer Reading Program's Adult Suggested Reading, so we've gathered up bookish bootlegs, bonus tracks, and B sides for even more Rock & Read enjoyment. Check back here throughout the summer as the Library continues to add music-themed books, feature films and documentaries, albums and sountracks, and more.
Rock & Read: Adult Summer Reading Bonus Tracks
Friday, May 25, 2018

There's just too much rock to be contained within the Summer Reading Program's Adult Suggested Reading, so we've gathered up bookish bootlegs, bonus tracks, and B sides for even more Rock & Read enjoyment. Check back here throughout the summer as the Library continues to add music-themed books, feature films and documentaries, albums and sountracks, and more.

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Pump up the volumes as the Library's Summer Reading Program again invites both youth and adults to Rock & Read. The song remains the same: Read and log five books between May 25-July 31, 2018, earn a rockin’ prize. Explore this year’s music-themed offerings, including suggested reading titles, events, book discussions, family activities, and more.
Get Amped Up for the 2018 Summer Reading Program
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Pump up the volumes as the Library's Summer Reading Program again invites both youth and adults to Rock & Read. The song remains the same: Read and log five books between May 25-July 31, 2018, earn a rockin’ prize. Explore this year’s music-themed offerings, including suggested reading titles, events, book discussions, family activities, and more.

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With Library Classes, Practice Sessions, One of America’s Newest Citizens Sailed Through Naturalization Test
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Fausto Montero prepared for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' naturalization test with the help of the Kansas City Public Library's English for Citizenship classes and one-on-one Citizenship Interview Practice sessions.

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Library Seeks 8-Cent Levy Increase, First in 22 Years
Wed, August 15, 2018
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Library and Farmers' Market Reading Program Offers Free Produce
Thu, August 9, 2018
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