The Ruiz Branch is closed Saturday, September 28, due to a malfunctioning fire alarm.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Library lovers and staff alike find inspiration in the stacks of the Kansas City Public Library. They know that a good reader can do just about anythi...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Every day, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers put their values into action to make a difference in communities, focusing on where th...
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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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Monday, March 14, 2022
Stop by select Kansas City parks and visit with your Library for this year's Pop In at the Park summer series! We'll be popping up in...
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Monday, March 14, 2022
One more step toward normal, or new-normal, operations … Beginning...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Quindaro only lasted for six years—but one hundred sixty years later, it still fascinates people for its links to the Underground Railroad....
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Friday, March 4, 2022
Jack Johnson was one of the most famous people in the world in February 1912, having pummeled Jim Jeffries 19 months earlier in the “Fight of the Cent...
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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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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tune in to online Library events that explore the role of women in our culture from the history of Westward Expansion through cont...