The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27, due to water line repairs.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Does your online streaming experience feature more mattress ads than actual music? Tired of shelling out for a Spotify subscription or feeling boxed i...
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
For nearly 30 years, the Library of Congress used the search term “illegal aliens” to describe undocumented noncitizens. Last year, the Kansas City Pu...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library is continuing the second season of its popular online classes for beginning and intermediate-level writers interested i...
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Monday, January 10, 2022
Library Journal confirms what we (and we trust you) have long known: Librarians rock, particularly when faced with the unprecedented challeng...
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Friday, January 7, 2022
Due to rising COVID-19 case numbers locally and nationally, the Library has suspended its return to in-person Signature Events. Many...
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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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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
The Library began a partnership in October with Barrier Babes, a local nonprofit that will deliver 1,...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Thousands of writers across the nation, professionals and hobbyists alike, participate each year in NaNoWriMo. You may have seen the phrase pop up on...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library and the University of Missouri-Kansas City named poet Threa Almontaser as the winner of the first annu...