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The Library and UMKC offer dozens of free writing classes in 2025....

The Dial-A-Story service is simple but enduring: You can listen to a story when you call 816.701.3456....

On December 2, 1905, Kansas City lost its lead proponent of the park and boulevard movement, August Meyer....

The Library announces this year's Maya Angelou Book Award winner....

On the evening of November 24, 1927, the Pla-Mor Ballroom opened at 3142 Main Street to a crowd of 4,100 who reveled at its unprecedented size and mod...

A new Monday series at noon at the Bluford Branch in November and December focuses on mindfulness and the senses, providing an opportunity to feel mor...

"Gone Girl" author is the featured guest at the 2024 Writers for Readers fundraiser on November 21....

In 1838, the town of Westport stood near the western edge of the American frontier. To reach Westport from the east, traders traveled by river to a ro...

On November 8, 1917, Mary Tiera Farrow and 20 other female lawyers formed the Women's Bar Association of Kansas City....

It's like poultry in motion! The November Central Youth Services Zine is now available online or at the Library....