The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27, due to water line repairs.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
If your New Year’s resolution involved a career change, the Library has you covered with practical resources to aid your job search. Find out how to r...
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Saturday, January 2, 2021
We're all glad to have 2020 behind us. How can you make the most of the blank slate that is 2021? Let the Library help you turn your New Year’s resolu...
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Friday, August 28, 2020
We’re celebrating the 100th birthday of Kansas City jazz legend Charlie Parker. Known as “Yardbird,” or just “Bird,” he was born in K...
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Friday, August 14, 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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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
If you're looking for work, the Library offers a number of resources and services that can help you in your search. We've also just launched a new...
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Friday, July 3, 2020
Henry Perry, the man who first assumed the title of Barbecue King of Kansas City was born on March 16, 1874, in Shelby County, Tennes...
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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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Friday, May 22, 2020
Gabriella Polony Mountain was passionate, expressive, indelible. And so was the art created by the namesake of the Rocky and Ga...
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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, October 7, 2019
Digital Inclusion Week is underway at the Kansas City Public Library, and to celebrate, our...