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Shelf Life, A Night Of Show-And-Tell For Grownups, Returns For The Library’s Big Read

Friday, April 11, 2025
Big Read
The Shelf Life storytelling event on May 1 is one of the featured events for the Big Read, which runs through May 23....
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Missouri Author’s New Graphic Novel Leans Into ‘Blood-soaked,’ B-movie Vibes

Friday, April 4, 2025
Soman Chainani will speak at the Plaza Branch at 6 p.m. on April 8. In 2022, his best-selling “The School for Good and Evil” series was adapted into a...
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Share Your Library Love During National Library Week 2025

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
National Library Week
The Library celebrates National Library Week from April 6 - 12. The annual event highlights “the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library work...
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April 2025 Central Youth Services Zine

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Youth and Family
April is Poetry Month, so it's time to rhyme!...
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Maya Angelou Book Award Winner to Speak at Plaza Branch

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Author Jamel Brinkley talks about his work and what it means to be a witness at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Plaza Branch....
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MLK Day 2025

The Library Thanks Kansas City's AmeriCorps Volunteers for a Job Well Done

Thursday, March 13, 2025
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Week is March 9 – 15, 2025. The Library recognizes the two dozen AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members headquartered...
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Kansas City Considered a Highway from Downtown to the Plaza. Then Residents Fought Back.

Monday, March 10, 2025
What's Your KCQ?
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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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Revamped Kansas City Book Group’s First Pick Aims to Jump-start Accessibility Conversation

Friday, March 7, 2025
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The KC Pop-up Book Group has first community-wide conversation at the North-East Branch on March 29 at 1 p.m....
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March 2025 Central Youth Services Zine

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Youth and Family
It's your lucky day! The March Central Youth Services zine of 2025 is now available online or at the Library....
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What Was The First Movie Ever Shown In Kansas City? KCQ Breaks Down Cinema History

Friday, February 28, 2025
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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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