All Library locations will be close early Wednesday, November 27, at 5 p.m. & will be closed Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Cindy Hohl, director of operational support at the Kansas City Public Library, is the new president of the American Library Association (ALA)....
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Lucile Bluford – the namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – will be celebrated on July 1, designated as Lucile Bluford Day....
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Abby Yellman will assume the position of executive director on August 5....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
In observance of Juneteenth, all Library locations will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024....
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Tuesday, June 18, 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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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The free Young Actors Workshop at the Plaza branch returns July 8 - 12 with daily classes for children ages 3 to 18 and a public performance. Space is...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
FYI Book Club participants gathered at KCUR 89.3 to discuss Ari Shapiro's book, "The Best Strangers in the World."...
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Monday, June 10, 2024
The Library is working toward becoming a breastfeeding friendly institution. The first step: mobile privacy screens for patrons at most Library branch...
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Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Library commemorates Pride Month with LGBTQIA+ book recommendations, highlights from past programs, film offerings, and other resources....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Thanks to a Spotlight on Literacy Library Services & Technology Act grant, the Library will offer four fitness classes for children at the North-East...