News Item Of Raiders and Reunions: A KC Q Answered Thursday, June 13, 2019 What's Your KCQ? In the Kansas City region, the name "Quantrill" is largely associated with... Read More
News Item Voter Resources for the June 18 KCMO general election Thursday, June 13, 2019 Election Kansas City voters go to the polls on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, to vote on several races and issues. Among the h... Read More
News Item That’s Boss! Library’s Pendergast Website Wins National History Award Wednesday, June 12, 2019 The Library’s historical website The Pendergast Years: Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depress... Read More
News Item Could the 8th Street Tunnel Ever be Restored? Your KC Q Answered Wednesday, June 12, 2019 What's Your KCQ? Robert Felix, a Kansas City native who grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and now lives in Shawnee, has always known about the old cable car tunnel th... Read More
News Item Our New Materials Handler at the Plaza Branch? It's Sort of Awesome. Thursday, June 6, 2019 Library Locations If you’ve visited the Library’s Plaza Branch recently, you may have noticed a new addition to our team. Meet our new automated sorting machine... Read More
News Item From Top to Bottoms: Your KC Q Answered Wednesday, June 5, 2019 What's Your KCQ? Reader Wayne Moots recently asked us how people used to travel up and down the rocky bluffs that separate downtown from the West Bottoms. Moots wor... Read More
News Item What is the History of Negro Leagues Baseball Trading Cards? A KC Q Answered Friday, May 31, 2019 What's Your KCQ? It’s summer in Kansas City, so it’s time for “What’s Your KCQ?” to take a swing at a baseball question. Ashley Tebbe recently su... Read More
News Item Special Library Exhibit Spotlights Ralph Steadman’s Distinctive, Gonzo-esque Artwork Thursday, May 30, 2019 Exhibits Artist Ralph Steadman is known for his creative collaboration with writer Hunter S. Thompson, matching outrageous illustrations to Th... Read More
News Item Shoot for the Stars with the Library's 2019 Summer Reading Program Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Summer Reading Books Films Events Reading Lists Readers Services Youth and Family The Library launches an out-of-this-world learning adventure for all ages in this year’s Summer Reading Program. As 2019 marks the 50... Read More
News Item Something's Fishy with this KC Q Monday, May 13, 2019 What's Your KCQ? In October 1953, three brief articles appeared in The Kansas City Times (the morning edition of The Star), detailing the exhibiti... Read More