All Library locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth.
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Monday, July 18, 2022
Nominations are now open for The Pitch's Best of Kansas City 2022 and you're encouraged to cast a vote for us as your...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
A highlight of the Kansas City Public Library’s year was the February completion of the North-East branch following its 18-month reno...
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Monday, November 1, 2021
Throughout November, discover the rich history, ceremonies, and storytelling traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America as part of...
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Friday, April 16, 2021
Vartan Gregorian, who died Thursday, April 15, left a towering legacy as a scholar and humanitarian, stretching from his presidencies...
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Friday, March 19, 2021
A school dropout after eighth grade, Alvin Sykes became a fixture in local libraries and emerged as a self-taught human rights activi...
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Monday, November 30, 2020
The Lucile H. Bluford Branch (3050 Prospect Ave.) will remain closed until further notice after learning a staff member has...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Gabriella Polony Mountain was passionate, expressive, indelible. And so was the art created by the namesake of the Rocky and Ga...
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Monday, April 20, 2020
"I had a love affair with Kansas City," the former Chiefs player said. It extended to the Library, which joins in mourning McDaniels' death at age 52....
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Monday, April 13, 2020
A protege of L.H. Bluford Branch namesake Lucile Bluford, Donna Stewart spent more than four decades as a journalist at Kansas C...
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
If you’ve visited the Library’s Plaza Branch recently, you may have noticed a new addition to our team. Meet our new automated sorting machine...