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 From Art to Artifacts: Remembering the 1976 Republican National Convention Friday, August 9, 2019 Exhibits KC History Local History Missouri Valley This week marks 43 years since Ralph Steadman visited a muggy Kansas City to cover the 1976 Republican National Convention for... Read More
News Item KCQ: Last Chance and State Line Tuesday, August 27, 2019 What's Your KCQ? Local History Missouri Valley Pendergast Years This installment of “What’s Your KCQ” is a story of gambling, gangsters, and geography. Reader William Renegar wanted to know, “Was t... Read More
News Item KCHistory’s New Cache of Historical Photographs Underscores Work of City’s Landmarks Commission Friday, May 29, 2020 Local History Missouri Valley For more than two decades, the Kansas City Landmarks Commission has donated hundreds of historical images to the Library’s Missouri Valley Speci... Read More
News Item A Colorful Centennial Commemoration of Women's Right to Vote Saturday, February 22, 2020 Women's History Local History Missouri Valley 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... 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 Library, Universities Open Submissions for Second Year of Maya Angelou Book Award Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Maya Angelou Book Award Writers for Readers The Kansas City-based Maya Angelou Book Award is open for submissions. Now in its second year, the award aims to honor Angelou’s lega... Read More
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 Library Celebrates Women’s History Month Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Women's History Reading Lists Missouri Valley KC History Teens Throughout March, the Library commemorates Women's History Month by lifting up stories, achievements, and experiences past and present. Explore book r... Read More