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2024 Summer Reading Program Smashes Last Year’s Record

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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The Library's Summer Reading program ran from June 1 - August 15, and surpassed last year's numbers with a total of 15,056 registrations....
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Excel Adult High School Celebrates First Class of Graduates

Monday, August 19, 2024
Twenty-nine students in the Excel Adult High School program graduated in July. They're the first graduates of the service which began in 2022....
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Factory Workers in This Part of Kansas City Once Dressed the Nation. What Happened?

Monday, August 19, 2024
What's Your KCQ?
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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New Coffee Bar and Learning Lab Called 'The Nook' Opens at the Central Library

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Health and Well-Being
The Central Library’s café closed in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. On August 7, it’s re-opening as The Nook....
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Before He Hit It Big, Walt Disney was Just a Kansas City Paper Boy. Take a Look Back

Friday, August 2, 2024
What's Your KCQ?
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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August 2024 Central Youth Services Zine

Friday, August 2, 2024
Youth and Family
Hickory dickory dock, the August Central Youth Services Zine is now in stock!...
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Writing Classes for All: Announcing the Fall 2024 Lineup

Thursday, August 1, 2024
Maya Angelou Book Award
The Library is pleased to announce a new season of writing classes taught by graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts c...
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A Kansas City Journalist Takes An 'Immersive' Dive Into the Nation's Racial Wealth Gap in New Book

Friday, July 26, 2024
Ebony Reed's “Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap,” co-written by Louise Story, follows the lives of seven Blac...
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Kansas City Public Library Remembers Impact of Late Board Member

Friday, July 19, 2024
In Memoriam
Longtime board of trustees member Dave Mayta passed away on July 16, 2024....
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Librarian Criticized Book Bans and Faced a Barrage of Hate. She Wrote a Book About it.

Monday, July 15, 2024
Louisiana school librarian Amanda Jones is the summer FYI Book Club pick....
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