The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library has long offered quiet spaces for study, reflection, and reading, but now three Library study rooms are specially equip...
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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 22, 2022
The Kansas City Public Library is involved in many projects to serve local community members through digital inclusion services. For example, our job...
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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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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
In today’s interconnected world, access to information and resources opens doors to opportunity. And there are few keys more powerful than a library c...
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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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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...