The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Friday, May 29, 2020
For more than two decades, the Kansas City Landmarks Commission has donated hundreds of historical images to the Library’s Missouri Valley Speci...
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
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...
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Monday, December 30, 2019
With the beginning of a new year comes the renewed commitment to shake up our usual routines. We tell ourselves we’re going to learn a new skill, take...
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Thursday, December 26, 2019
Expect to be the proud owner of a new computer, tablet, or smartphone this holiday season? Load those devices up with FREE digital content, courtesy o...
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Sunday, December 22, 2019
What books were winners with Library staff in 2019? From pop culture potboilers to heavy-hitting history reads, check out the favorites that lin...
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Friday, December 13, 2019
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...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
This installment of “What’s Your KCQ” is a story of gambling, gangsters, and geography. Reader William Renegar wanted to know, “Was t...
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Friday, August 9, 2019
This week marks 43 years since Ralph Steadman visited a muggy Kansas City to cover the 1976 Republican National Convention for...
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
As you power through your Summer Reading to log your books and earn your prize, there's a constellation of space-and science-themed t...
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Saturday, June 15, 2019
LGBT Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in t...