All Library locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth.
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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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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
If your to-read pile needs a refresh, check out collections of recent winners and nominees for book awards ranging from the Carnegie Medal for Excelle...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
February is National Library Lovers' Month, and you can celebrate by making use of our fantastic resources, visiting your favorite Li...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Citing concerns about “unintended adverse consequences,” the Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees is calling for the rejection or revision...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Have questions about how the Missouri Secretary if State's proposed rule might impact how you or other community members use the library? We've collec...
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Sunday, November 13, 2022
Missouri’s secretary of state wants to enact a new policy that libraries believe endangers your freedom to read and threatens to reduce community acce...
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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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Thursday, October 20, 2022
The office of Missouri’s secretary of state wants public libraries to act in the very best interests of our children. We’ve long done that at the K...
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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...