The Westport and Bluford branches will be closed Wednesday, June 12 for staff training.
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Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Library commemorates Pride Month with LGBTQIA+ book recommendations, highlights from past programs, film offerings, and other resources....
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Monday, October 24, 2022
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Searching for what's on the ballot? Need to find where to vote? The Library has you...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Quindaro only lasted for six years—but one hundred sixty years later, it still fascinates people for its links to the Underground Railroad....
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Friday, March 4, 2022
Jack Johnson was one of the most famous people in the world in February 1912, having pummeled Jim Jeffries 19 months earlier in the “Fight of the Cent...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
In the wake of the unprecedented events in our nation’s capitol on January 6, 2021, having access to the latest updates and information is extremely i...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Voting absentee this year? Or by mail? The Kansas City Public Library is now providing free ballot notarization services, offered during scheduled dro...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 is National Voter Registration Day, when we ensure participation in our country’s democr...
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Library is taking part in local education and outreach efforts to have everyone in our metropolitan area represented in the 2020 Census,...
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Monday, June 15, 2020
LGBT Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in t...
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Sunday, April 19, 2020
Librarian Katie Dennis grew up in the country in a family of birdwatchers, but never shared the interest until she became a city dweller. Now, she's f...