The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27, due to water line repairs.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at the Kansas City Public Library, has been elected president of the...
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Monday, February 6, 2023
The system’s first branch – the oldest in Kansas City – is marking its 125th birthday with a week of remembrances, appearances, and othe...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
The Library is beyond thankful for the array of institutions and organizations across the community that team with us on essential programs and act...
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library’s Cindy Hohl is one of two candidates for the presidency of the American Library Association – with 55,000 members,...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Library is joining with Kansas City Public Schools for an important initiative for youth: KCPS Loves to Read, a reading progra...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make...
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Friday, April 22, 2022
David Izzard recently discovered two record albums he’d checked out in 1961 – they were 22,276 days overdue. In 1961, late fees were 2 cents a day, wh...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Every day, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers put their values into action to make a difference in communities, focusing on where th...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library is thrilled to be home to one of 154 hearts, each 5½ feet tall, in Kansas City’s public art ...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Library is entering another chapter in the resumption of many of our important community services and programs. Beginning Monday, March 7,...