Search the Library

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 comp...

Don’t have the tools to connect to the internet and manage your personal online needs?  Now you can borrow a Chromebook computer from the Library...

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 while in Kansa...

If you’re on a creative kick as part of our Summer Reading Program, Art Starts at Your Library, one of the most powerful tools at your disposal is you...

How does Reese eat ice cream? Witherspoon! If ice cream sounds pretty good right now, check out the July edition of the Central Youth Services zine! I...

From crafting resources to online test preps, we're introducing a new batch of digital services to our extensive lineup. Look for what we're adding or...

Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make The Kansas City Call one of the most...

Online maintenance taking place between 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, through the morning of Friday, June 24, will impact patrons' ability to access se...

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 gener...

Through photographs, video storytelling, and spatial elements, Evicted is an immersive exhibition illuminates the harrowing experience of eviction – f...