The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
It’s great to have you here with us … We’ve waited two yea...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
The KCQ team answered your top coronavirus questions to make sure you have the information you need before gathering for the holidays....
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Friday, November 12, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library has taken another step toward normal operations, reopening many of the study and meeting rooms across...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Want a read on the progress women are making in society, on where they once stood or stand now in their centuries-long struggle for equal access and o...
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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Missouri Valley Room at the Central Library is home to more than 200 special collections of archival materials documenting the history and develop...
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Monday, August 9, 2021
Two hundred years ago, on August 10, 1821, Missouri officially became the 24th state. From this year’s Homegrown Stories Summer Reading Prog...
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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Looking for information about getting your COVID-19 vaccination or booster shot? The Library has collected a number of resources to help you connect w...
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Monday, July 26, 2021
Stanley Banks' Blue Beat Syncopation: Selected Poems 1977-2002 is a frank meditation on the Black experience in Kansas City at t...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Henry Perry, the man who first assumed the title of Barbecue King of Kansas City, was born on March 16, 1874, in Shelby County, Tenne...
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Established as a general holiday in 2021, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans on June 19, 1865, following...