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One hundred years ago the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving women in the U.S. the hard-won right to vote. In co...

Platted and developed during a citywide building boom at the turn of the 20th century, Kansas City’s Hyde Park neighborhood boasts not just one, not t...

For drivers spinning around the Country Club Plaza, what was once old is new again....

The Library is taking part in local education and outreach efforts to have everyone in our metropolitan area represented in the 2020 Census,...

If you're looking for work, the Library offers a number of resources and services that can help you in your search. We've also just launched a new...

The Make.Do.Tell. series produced by the Library’s Youth and Family Engagement team offers instruction in creating comics, conducting...

The August 2020 CYS Zine is out! This 16-page monthly mini magazine highlights what's new and notable in the children's department of the Central Libr...

During July 2020, the Library hosted a variety of programs that covered the Old West, politics, and COVID-19. Check out our latest roundup of sig...

Locals have taken up the cause of improving Cooper Creek Park...but what's the history of this small natural habitat in Roeland Park?...

The Kansas City Public Library and Missouri Valley Special Collections are proud to a...