News Item Our Favorite Books of 2018 Friday, December 14, 2018 Books Reading Lists Staff Picks What books were winners wi... Read More
News Item African American Voices in Books and Film Friday, February 8, 2019 Black History Digital Services Reading Lists From classic literature to contemporary cinema, the Library offers a number of ways to discover stories celebrating the African American experience. A... Read More
News Item The Paseo's Past Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Local History Missouri Valley Street signs along Kansas City's Paseo Boulevard began coming down in late February, replaced with new ones proclaiming the street’s... Read More
News Item Celebrating Remarkable Women, Then and Now Friday, March 8, 2019 Women's History Missouri Valley Reading Lists Digital Services March is Women's History Month, and there are many ways to commemorate the lives and achievements of women throughout history and sha... Read More
News Item Terminal Velocity: Kansas City's Airport History Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Missouri Valley Local History KC History As Kansas City International Airport breaks ground on a new terminal on March 25, 2019, the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collection... Read More
News Item Did Baseball Fandom Originate in Kansas City? Thursday, March 28, 2019 KC Sports KC History Missouri Valley What's Your KCQ? Is Kansas City the home of baseball's original fans? The almanac On This Day in America credits a local newspaper, presumably T... Read More
News Item Children's Book Week: An Illustrated Celebration of Reading Friday, May 3, 2019 Youth and Family Missouri Valley Children's Book Week, an annual celebration of books for youth and the joy of reading, was launched in 1919 and is currently the long... Read More
News Item Local Learning and Growing with Library's Summer Reading Program Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Summer Reading Reading Lists Youth and Family Readers Services Dig into this year's Summer Reading Program with a bounty of HOMEGROWN STORIES that celebrate regional roots and cul... Read More
News Item Read and Learn with Pride: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Stories Monday, June 7, 2021 Pride Month Reading Lists Book Group Films Youth and Family Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the Un... Read More
News Item Taking a 'Cue from the Master: Henry Perry, Barbecue King of Kansas City Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Local History KC History Missouri Valley Henry Perry, the man who first assumed the title of Barbecue King of Kansas City, was born on March 16, 1874, in Shelby County, Tenne... Read More