The North-East Branch will be closed Sunday, June 16, due to staff shortages.
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Monday, September 13, 2021
During Welcoming Week, September 10-19, organizations and communities across the U.S. bring together people of all backgrounds to bui...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Using your Library is even easier with the refreshed KC Library mobile app, available for Android and iPhone users. Use your phone or...
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Monday, November 30, 2020
The Lucile H. Bluford Branch (3050 Prospect Ave.) will remain closed until further notice after learning a staff member has...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
A library card unlocks more than just the ability to borrow books – it’s a key to information, opportunity, and enrichment. It lets you...
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
If you’ve visited the Library’s Plaza Branch recently, you may have noticed a new addition to our team. Meet our new automated sorting machine...
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Monday, January 7, 2019
In keeping with the civil rights leader’s spirit of service, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project is collecting...
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Marcos Balam toiled through two English for Citizenship courses – each taking 12 weeks – and multiple one-to-one meetings with...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Fausto Montero prepared for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' naturalization test with the help of the Kansas City Public Library's En...
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Monday, April 23, 2018
The Kansas City Public Library is celebrating the makeover of its Southeast Branch, 6242 Swope Parkway, with a community open house on Saturda...