Plaza and Waldo branches will close early, at 5:00 p.m., on Friday, July 26, for a staff event.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions abo...
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Debbie Siragusa, the Kansas City Public Library’s assistant director and chief operating officer, has been named interim director of the Library as it...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Discover a new hobby, special-interest group, or organization at this 20+ table event that aims to help everyone find something new in the new year....
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Friday, January 12, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library has a new, circulating zine collection. It's one of the only in the area that offers zines people can check out as they...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
What better way to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the library than by celebrating its first head librarian, Carrie Westlake Whitney...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Happy New Year! We're reading in the New Year with the January Central Youth Services zine! Huzzah!...
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Monday, January 1, 2024
Kansas City Public Library Director and Chief Executive John Herron has announced his resignation, effective December 31, 2023....
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Library has many programs that go beyond its core services and require funds beyond its base of public support. We are so grateful for the generos...
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Monday, December 18, 2023
Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts creative writing program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City are offering a wide variety of writing...
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Friday, December 15, 2023
A college professor with Kansas City roots speaks during a Missouri Valley Sundays event about the city's influence in LGBTQ+ history and the national...