News Item A Refreshed Trails West Branch Reopens June 14 Friday, June 11, 2021 Library News Next Chapter Welcome back to a new and refreshed Trails West Branch... Read More
News Item Read and Learn with Pride: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Stories Monday, June 7, 2021 Pride Month Reading Lists Book Group Films Youth and Family Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the Un... Read More
News Item Your Kansas City Public Library is OPEN. Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Library News COVID-19 Welcome back inside your Library! With our physical doors once again open to the community, our main priority continues to be t... Read More
News Item KC Library Connects with Community in City Parks Sunday, May 16, 2021 Library News Summer Reading Youth and Family The Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Parks and Recreation, and Kansas City Public Schools pr... Read More
News Item Trails West Branch temporarily closing for improvements Friday, May 14, 2021 Next Chapter Library Services Library News Services at the Library's Trails West location will be limited or unavailable from May 17-June 14, 2021, while upgra... Read More
News Item Pop In/Pick Up Holds Service Moves Inside Beginning May 17 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 COVID-19 Library News As we prepare for a June 1 reopen of our physical locations, the Kansas City Public Library is making some changes to our popular... Read More
News Item Library Welcomes Community Back Inside Buildings on June 1 Tuesday, May 11, 2021 COVID-19 Library News The Library is preparing to reopen our physical doors and welcome the Kansas City community back inside. Between now and June 1, we a... Read More
News Item A Little Devil in America: FYI Book Club Selection Is a Rueful Celebration of Black Artistry Monday, April 19, 2021 Book Group Readers Services The latest pick of the Library's FYI Book Group, in partnership with the Kansas City Star, is Hanif Abdurraqib... Read More
News Item The Library Remembers Vartan Gregorian Friday, April 16, 2021 In Memoriam Library News Vartan Gregorian, who died Thursday, April 15, left a towering legacy as a scholar and humanitarian, stretching from his presidencies... Read More
News Item Feed the Meter: National Poetry Month at the Library Wednesday, April 14, 2021 National Poetry Month Reading Lists Book Group Passionate about pentameter? Really into rhyme and rhythm? Are you a stanza stan? The Library can help you get well-versed during Nation... Read More