The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Do you like stories about haunted houses and supernatural encounters? The Library wants you to write your own urban myth or ghost story. If your st...
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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The August 2021 Central Youth Services kids zine is now available! This end-of-summer, back-to-school issue includes a special g...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
With Library buildings open, one of the experiences patrons can once again enjoy in person is viewing exhibits in our galleries and spaces. Check out...
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Monday, July 5, 2021
Colorful murals and other public art have become a distinguishing feature of the richly diverse Northeast area of Kansas City. Some 40-45 paintings no...
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Thursday, July 1, 2021
The July 2021 CYS kids zine is now available!This is an all-fun Summer Reading specular with hot new books, a F...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Henry Perry, the man who first assumed the title of Barbecue King of Kansas City, was born on March 16, 1874, in Shelby County, Tenne...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
As construction of a new $1.5 billion, single-terminal Kansas City International Airport moves toward completion in March 2023, a new Library exhibit...
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Established as a general holiday in 2021, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans on June 19, 1865, following...
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Monday, June 7, 2021
Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the Un...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
The June 2021 CYS kids zine is now available! It is full of fun Summer Reading books & activities, including a Missouri puzzler, Gateway Arch how-to,...