News Item A Refreshed Trails West Branch Reopens June 14 Friday, June 11, 2021 Library News Next Chapter Welcome back to a new and refreshed Trails West Branch... Read More
News Item Read and Learn with Pride: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Stories Monday, June 7, 2021 Pride Month Reading Lists Book Group Films Youth and Family Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the Un... Read More
News Item Trails West Branch temporarily closing for improvements Friday, May 14, 2021 Next Chapter Library Services Library News Services at the Library's Trails West location will be limited or unavailable from May 17-June 14, 2021, while upgra... Read More
News Item A Little Devil in America: FYI Book Club Selection Is a Rueful Celebration of Black Artistry Monday, April 19, 2021 Book Group Readers Services The latest pick of the Library's FYI Book Group, in partnership with the Kansas City Star, is Hanif Abdurraqib... Read More
News Item The Library Remembers Vartan Gregorian Friday, April 16, 2021 In Memoriam Library News Vartan Gregorian, who died Thursday, April 15, left a towering legacy as a scholar and humanitarian, stretching from his presidencies... Read More
News Item Feed the Meter: National Poetry Month at the Library Wednesday, April 14, 2021 National Poetry Month Reading Lists Book Group Passionate about pentameter? Really into rhyme and rhythm? Are you a stanza stan? The Library can help you get well-versed during Nation... Read More
News Item Remembering Alvin Sykes: A ‘Dogged, Deeply Infused Passion’ Friday, March 19, 2021 In Memoriam A school dropout after eighth grade, Alvin Sykes became a fixture in local libraries and emerged as a self-taught human rights activi... Read More
News Item Welcome to Your New North-East Branch Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Next Chapter Library Services Your North-East Branch staff&... Read More
News Item How Dolly Parton came to mean so much to Kansan Sarah Smarsh that she wrote this book Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Book Group The Kansas City Public Library partners with The Kansas City Star on the latest FYI Book Group discussion: Sarah Smars... Read More
News Item ‘Exciting Update’: North-East (Quietly) Celebrates Reopening Friday, December 11, 2020 COVID-19 Library Services Next Chapter The Library’s North-East location plans to reopen fairly quietly Thursday, December 17, 2020. There’ll be no spla... Read More