The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
Artist Ralph Steadman is known for his creative collaboration with writer Hunter S. Thompson, matching outrageous illustrations to Th...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
The Library launches an out-of-this-world learning adventure for all ages in this year’s Summer Reading Program. As 2019 marks the 50...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Is reading about art like dancing about architecture? If an artist sits in a vacant gallery, is it art? If an author writes a novel with a real...
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Kansas City artist Benjamin Wills’ outreach to inmates began with letters of support to two acquaintances serving prison terms. Wills...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
With the beginning of a new year comes the renewed commitment to shake up our usual routines. We tell ourselves we’re going to learn a new skill, take...
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Nearly 103,000 people visited eight exhibits in Central Library's first-floor Genevieve Guldner and second-floor Rocky and Gabriella Polony Mountain g...
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Friday, August 3, 2018
Cartooning pioneer Will Eisner helped develop a new style of visual storytelling: the graphic novel. Eisner's work is the focus of a...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Pump up the volumes as the Library's Summer Reading Program again invites both youth and adults to Rock & Read...
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Friday, January 5, 2018
On a recent segment for KCUR’s Central Standard, the Bibliofiles gathered to talk about romance novels and the fan outrage t...