News Item You've Got Time to Read, Watch, and Listen … and We’ve Got Recommendations Friday, May 15, 2020 Shelf Help Readers Services Reading Lists Through Shelf Help, our librarians can guide you through these socially distanced times.... Read More
News Item A Colorful Centennial Commemoration of Women's Right to Vote Saturday, February 22, 2020 Women's History Local History Missouri Valley One hundred years ago the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving women in the U.S. the hard-won right to vote. In co... Read More
News Item Give the Gift of Reading with Some Shelf Help from the Library Friday, December 13, 2019 Reading Lists Readers Services Books Books make great holiday gifts, but choosing the right one can be daunting. The Library can toss you a gift-giving lifeline with our Gift Shel... Read More
News Item KCQ: Last Chance and State Line Tuesday, August 27, 2019 What's Your KCQ? Local History Missouri Valley Pendergast Years This installment of “What’s Your KCQ” is a story of gambling, gangsters, and geography. Reader William Renegar wanted to know, “Was t... Read More
News Item From Art to Artifacts: Remembering the 1976 Republican National Convention Friday, August 9, 2019 Exhibits KC History Local History Missouri Valley This week marks 43 years since Ralph Steadman visited a muggy Kansas City to cover the 1976 Republican National Convention for... Read More
News Item Shoot for the Stars with the Library's 2019 Summer Reading Program Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Summer Reading Books Films Events Reading Lists Readers Services Youth and Family The Library launches an out-of-this-world learning adventure for all ages in this year’s Summer Reading Program. As 2019 marks the 50... Read More
News Item Children's Book Week: An Illustrated Celebration of Reading Friday, May 3, 2019 Youth and Family Missouri Valley Children's Book Week, an annual celebration of books for youth and the joy of reading, was launched in 1919 and is currently the long... Read More
News Item Did Baseball Fandom Originate in Kansas City? Thursday, March 28, 2019 KC Sports KC History Missouri Valley What's Your KCQ? Is Kansas City the home of baseball's original fans? The almanac On This Day in America credits a local newspaper, presumably T... Read More
News Item FYI Book Group explores relationships with art and people in 'Museum of Modern Love' Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Book Group Readers Services Exhibits Is reading about art like dancing about architecture? If an artist sits in a vacant gallery, is it art? If an author writes a novel with a real... Read More
News Item Terminal Velocity: Kansas City's Airport History Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Missouri Valley Local History KC History As Kansas City International Airport breaks ground on a new terminal on March 25, 2019, the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collection... Read More