The Ruiz Branch is closed Saturday, September 28, due to a malfunctioning fire alarm.
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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
It’s medals season! Of course we’re talking more about literature than luge, and our preferred sport is curling up with good books. No matter if you’r...
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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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Monday, February 14, 2022
Students asked The Star about the role youth played in Kansas City’s Civil Rights Movement. This Black History Month for KCQ, we look back to the stud...
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
If archival items can be called juicy, the Folly Theater Collection...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
The Kansas City-based Maya Angelou Book Award is open for submissions. Now in its second year, the award aims to honor Angelou’s lega...
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Friday, February 4, 2022
Sometimes, “What’s Your KCQ?” gets more than one question on the same topic. That’s the case this week. A reader asked how “a small Black neighborhood...
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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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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...