The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Even as the Kansas City Public Library’s 10 physical locations were closing back in March, just ahead of a city stay-at-home order forced by the...
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Sunday, July 5, 2020
All things being equal, John Herron says he’d prefer to assume leadership of the Kansas City Public Library in more conventional time...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
John Herron, who drove innovation and growth in leading the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s College of Arts and Sciences, has be...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Our city and nation are hurting in the wake of the senseless, horrifying death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The Kansas City Public Library stands...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
As our community and our country lean into the conversations and responsive actions arising from the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, libraries...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
For most people, the closing of the Kansas City Public Library’s 10 brick-and-mortar locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic meant a loss...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The Library’s Pop In / Pick Up holds service began Tuesday. May 19, 2020. Patrons were able to begin retrieving holds that were place...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Library initiates a phased-in reintroduction of some services and operations. ...
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Monday, April 27, 2020
The Library partnered with Connecting for Good and Kansas City Public Schools on April 17, 2020, to distribute...
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Sunday, March 15, 2020
With Kansas City’s stay-at-home order due to expire May 15, 2020, the Library is working out the details of a careful, phased-in reopeni...