The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
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Friday, June 5, 2020
In an effort to extend summer learning opportunities to more area families, the Kansas City Public Library is partnering with Kansas City Park...
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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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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
For most people, the closing of the Kansas City Public Library’s 10 brick-and-mortar locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic meant a loss...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The Library’s Pop In / Pick Up holds service began Tuesday. May 19, 2020. Patrons were able to begin retrieving holds that were place...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Library initiates a phased-in reintroduction of some services and operations. ...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The Kansas City Public Library recently partnered with Swope Health to expand COVID-19 testing, providing tests at no charge to anyon...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
With thousands of Kansas City children confined to their homes, exercise and early literacy programs are at a premium. Librarian Alli Bernskoetter is...
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Monday, May 4, 2020
Swope Health will offer testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Library's Trails West Branch on Wednes...
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
If you’re a parent or caregiver who’s overwhelmed by the seemingly endless number of events and activities online for kids right now, don’t panic! You...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The world is changing – in so many ways – amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has seen everything from schools to restaurants close as governors across the...