The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library is thrilled to be home to one of 154 hearts, each 5½ feet tall, in Kansas City’s public art ...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Library is entering another chapter in the resumption of many of our important community services and programs. Beginning Monday, March 7,...
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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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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Nobody talks trash like libraries. That’s too bad, really. Look at the gentle back-and-forth on Twitter between Los Angeles’ and Cincinnati’s pub...
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The February Central Youth Services kids zine is full of fun stuff like crazy tiger facts, extra jokes, award-winning books, an eye-b...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Library's Dial-A-Story service features several books that celebrate Black stories and voices as part of Black History Mo...
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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 5, 2022
Happy New Year! The January 2022 Central Youth Services kids zine is hobby-licious this month! Whether you like drawing or chess or m...
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021
With the beginning of a new year comes the renewed commitment to shake up our usual routines. We pledge to learn a new skill, take a class or two, acq...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library has a long history – nearly 150 years – of showing up for our patrons through good times and difficult ones. We a...