The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
Kansas City culture wouldn’t be the same without fall fairs and festivals. But what’s celebrated and by whom has changed a great deal throughout th...
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Friday, September 2, 2022
After reading a recent article about the history of Municipal Stadium a...
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Friday, August 19, 2022
Opened in 2000, the Kauffman Memorial Garden and...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Over a century after his birth and nearly 70 years after his death, jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker remains one of Kansas City’s favorite so...
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Thursday, July 14, 2022
Some say the economic benefits a downtown baseball stadium would generate is a no-brainer. Others think the team should stay put and suggest that c...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
This week, KCQ dug into a bit of Hemingway’s connections to Kansas City. It is true that he wrote pages of his novel A Farewell to Arms wh...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
It was 126 years ago that real estate tycoon Thomas H. Swope donated the land to the city. A follow-up KCQ questioner wonders: What inspired his ge...
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Friday, March 25, 2022
Following a recent viewing of “The Day After,” the 1983 film depicting the destruction of Kansas City by nuclear attack, a reader wondered if the city...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and present. Explore book r...
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Friday, February 25, 2022
A reader recalling her mother’s experience as a nurse during the integration of Kansas City’s hospital system in the 1950s, asked “What’s Your KCQ?” —...