All Library locations will be closing early at 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 31 and remain closed Thursday, January 1, for New Year's.
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Monday, May 12, 2025
Throughout May, the Library celebrates Malcolm X's life and work with reading lists, book groups, film screenings, and other programming....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025
Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy speak at Central Library at 6 p.m. Monday, May 19....
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Friday, May 2, 2025
There's a lot of buzz around the May issue of the Central Youth Services zine! Get your copy at the Central Library or download one online....
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Thursday, May 1, 2025
Stop by the Film Vault at the Central Library, the Waldo Branch for Hallyu Nights, or check out a book on the Library's reading lists for AANHPI Herit...
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Monday, April 28, 2025
The Kansas City Public Library hosts a Tap In Center on May 14 at the Bluford Branch, where patrons can get legal assistance, connect with local suppo...
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Sunday, April 27, 2025
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, April 15, 2025
The Library celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Plaza Branch on April 16, 2025....
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Monday, April 14, 2025
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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Friday, April 11, 2025
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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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...