News Item New Folly Theater Collection Now Open to Researchers Thursday, February 10, 2022 Missouri Valley If archival items can be called juicy, the Folly Theater Collection... Read More
News Item Artist Chico Salvador Sierra Explores Overlooked Narratives Friday, February 23, 2024 Exhibits Chico Salvador Sierra's "Eikonographia Radicale: Reimagining Cultural Icons," Feb. 24 - May 11, 2024, Central Library.... Read More
News Item What’s Your House History? Let the Missouri Valley Special Collections Help You Find Out Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Missouri Valley KC History The Missouri Valley Special Collections staff will guide patrons through the art of house history research and introduce digital tools.... Read More
News Item Library's New Historical Website Spotlights the Highs, and Lows, of KC's Pendergast Era Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Local History Pendergast Years Missouri Valley Digital Services The Library recently launched i... Read More
News Item Drawing From History: Coloring Book Highlights Notable Women of KC’s Past Thursday, March 8, 2018 Missouri Valley Local History Women's History In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Library showcases several remarkable women who have left their mark on the Kansas Cit... Read More
News Item Getting into "The Spirit" of Graphic Novels Friday, August 3, 2018 Books Signature Events Exhibits Cartooning pioneer Will Eisner helped develop a new style of visual storytelling: the graphic novel. Eisner's work is the focus of a... Read More
News Item What’s Your KC Q? Library and KC Star Team Up to Find Answers Friday, September 28, 2018 Missouri Valley What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? Beginning October 3, the Library and The Kansas City Star are combining resources to fi... Read More
News Item KCHistory, Civil War Websites Undergoing Maintenance Monday, November 12, 2018 Local History KC History Civil War on the Western Border Missouri Valley The Library is currently migrating its large collection of digital historic images to a new software platform. An unfortunate consequence of our da... Read More
News Item Record Crowds, Interested Artists: Library Emerges as an Art Destination Monday, November 19, 2018 Exhibits Nearly 103,000 people visited eight exhibits in Central Library's first-floor Genevieve Guldner and second-floor Rocky and Gabriella Polony Mountain g... Read More
News Item Library Exhibit Explores Messages of Mass Incarceration Thursday, January 24, 2019 Exhibits Signature Events Criminal Justice Kansas City artist Benjamin Wills’ outreach to inmates began with letters of support to two acquaintances serving prison terms. Wills... Read More