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Inger Burnett-Zeigler counts herself among the many today who wear the badge of strong Black woman with honor. All too often, the estee...

The U.S. barbecue capitals of Memphis, Texas, the Carolinas and, of course, Kansas City bring unique techniques, flavors, and traditions to slow-sm...

The Gremlins are up for some midnight madness in New York City in this sequel. Having moved to the Big Apple after their Kingston Falls fallout, Billy...

The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered a simple truth about our buying habits: We’re capable of reining in our vanity and impulse shopping, our compulsion...

As America’s education system approaches a pivotal new school year, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits down with Lib...

In an online KC Library program, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her new book On Juneteent...

Before LeBron James, Michael Jordan was king of the cosmic cartoon court, taking on the malicious Monstars with his Tune Squad of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Du...

Nearly half a century’s work in photography and art has brought Patty Carroll to the Central Library’s first-floor Genevieve Guldner Gallery....

Former Kansas City Star writer and editor Steve Paul joins Kaite Stover, the Library’s director of readers’...

Cities are made to be walked – or should be, given the economic, environmental, and medical benefits.  How far is Kansas City from...