All Library locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Citing concerns about “unintended adverse consequences,” the Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees is calling for the rejection or revision...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Have questions about how the Missouri Secretary if State's proposed rule might impact how you or other community members use the library? We've collec...
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Sunday, November 13, 2022
Missouri’s secretary of state wants to enact a new policy that libraries believe endangers your freedom to read and threatens to reduce community acce...
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
The office of Missouri’s secretary of state wants public libraries to act in the very best interests of our children. We’ve long done that at the K...
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Monday, September 26, 2022
Beginning Sunday, October 2, 2022, hours of operation at several Kansas City Public Library locations...
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Sunday, September 18, 2022
Banned Books Week, September 18-24, 2022, spotlights current and historical attempts to censor titles and collections in libraries an...
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Friday, August 26, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library is widening its digital literacy efforts, creating a new Digital Corps aimed at helping thousands of members...
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Thursday, June 23, 2022
Online maintenance taking place between 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, through the morning of Friday, June 24, will impact patrons' abi...
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
The Library has long worked to ensure Kansas Citians can get free access to the internet, from providing public computers and offering classes and...
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Monday, May 2, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library joins the nation in observing Older Americans Month in May. This year’s focus – with the theme Age My Way – is o...