News Item National Library Week: Celebrate the Full Story of the Kansas City Public Library Monday, April 24, 2023 Library Services Libraries can be such wondrous places. During... Read More
News Item Story of a scorned child is indeed ‘An Ordinary Wonder,’ our book club readers find Friday, April 7, 2023 Signature Events Buki Papillon's award-winning debut novel, An Ordinary Wonder, is told through tense divisions — starting within the protagonist’s body. Otolorin... Read More
News Item Papillon Wins Maya Angelou Book Award for Her Debut Novel, 'An Ordinary Wonder' Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Signature Events Buki Papillon is the winner of the second annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her acclaimed first novel An Ord... Read More
News Item Why We Love Rom-Coms Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Signature Events This popular annual screening-and-discussion series continues after a big, pandemic break with romantic comedies that’ll prompt swooning, hilarity,... Read More
News Item Library Hours Updating Fall 2022 Monday, September 26, 2022 Library Services Beginning Sunday, October 2, 2022, hours of operation at several Kansas City Public Library locations... Read More
News Item Library Launches New Digital Corps, Offering Training and Connections to Resources to Thousands Friday, August 26, 2022 Library Services The Kansas City Public Library is widening its digital literacy efforts, creating a new Digital Corps aimed at helping thousands of members... Read More
News Item Library Services Impacted by Online Maintenance Thursday, June 23, 2022 Library Services Online maintenance taking place between 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, through the morning of Friday, June 24, will impact patrons' abi... Read More
News Item Free Internet For All Thursday, May 19, 2022 Library Services The Library has long worked to ensure Kansas Citians can get free access to the internet, from providing public computers and offering classes and... Read More
News Item Older Americans Month: 52 Million Reasons to Celebrate Monday, May 2, 2022 Library Services The Kansas City Public Library joins the nation in observing Older Americans Month in May. This year’s focus – with the theme Age My Way – is o... Read More
News Item Library Joins Evergy in Targeting Energy Efficiency in Homes, Making Usage Devices Available for Checkout Monday, April 18, 2022 Library Services The Kansas City Public Library is teaming with the Mid-Continent Public Library and electric utility Evergy... Read More