News Item Welcome to Your New North-East Branch Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Next Chapter Library Services Your North-East Branch staff&... Read More
News Item ‘Exciting Update’: North-East (Quietly) Celebrates Reopening Friday, December 11, 2020 COVID-19 Library Services Next Chapter The Library’s North-East location plans to reopen fairly quietly Thursday, December 17, 2020. There’ll be no spla... Read More
News Item Library’s Mobile Services Are Rollin’ … Literally Monday, September 21, 2020 Library Services Outreach Next Chapter It would be kind of retro-cool to bill the Library’s new outreach ve... Read More
News Item With New Internet to Go Checkouts, Library Addresses a Critical Need Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Digital Inclusion Next Chapter COVID-19 The Library is introducing a new Internet to Go service that makes 100 Wi-Fi hotspots available to cardholders for free, 14-day check... Read More
News Item “Bird Lives”: Charlie Parker’s 100th Birthday Friday, August 28, 2020 Local History Music Missouri Valley Black History We’re celebrating the 100th birthday of Kansas City jazz legend Charlie Parker. Known as “Yardbird,” or just “Bird,” he was born in K... Read More
News Item Coloring Kansas City: 19th Amendment Centennial Friday, August 14, 2020 Missouri Valley Local History Women's History 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 Hail to the King, Baby - Happy Henry Perry Day Friday, July 3, 2020 Local History 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... Read More
News Item KCHistory’s New Cache of Historical Photographs Underscores Work of City’s Landmarks Commission Friday, May 29, 2020 Local History Missouri Valley For more than two decades, the Kansas City Landmarks Commission has donated hundreds of historical images to the Library’s Missouri Valley Speci... Read More
News Item Library Connects People to Technology During COVID-19 Crisis Monday, April 27, 2020 Digital Inclusion Library News Tech Access The Library partnered with Connecting for Good and Kansas City Public Schools on April 17, 2020, to distribute... Read More
News Item Resources for Staying Connected During the Coronavirus Outbreak Saturday, March 21, 2020 Digital Inclusion COVID-19 More than ever, perhaps, we find ourselves relying on technology to stay informed, keep in touch with family and friends, continue school, and work ef... Read More