News Item Our Favorite Books of 2017 Thursday, January 4, 2018 Staff Picks Reading Lists Books What books were winners... Read More
News Item We Know What Love Is - Romance Reads Friday, January 5, 2018 Readers Services Books Reading Lists On a recent segment for KCUR’s Central Standard, the Bibliofiles gathered to talk about romance novels and the fan outrage t... Read More
News Item Library Staffers Share Memorable Moments of 2017 Friday, January 12, 2018 Library Staff Library News Memories are made at the Library each day. Our staff members reminisced about some of the moments from the past year that stood out as unique and nota... Read More
News Item The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke Thursday, January 18, 2018 Books When I heard Aaron Mahnke had written a book about The World of Lore, I hoped he would use the freedom of this different format to dive more... Read More
News Item What the Heck Goes on at the Library? Library Snapshot Day Offers ... Well, a Snapshot Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Library News Library Staff Too many people, it seems, aren't quite sure what life at a 21st-century library is all about. The Missouri Library Association ha... Read More
News Item No More Library Late Fines. Seriously. Thursday, June 27, 2019 Library News As of July 1, 2019, the Library will no longer charge fines on overdue materials. Bonus: we’ve also cleared existing late fines from... Read More
News Item An Ever-Expanding Universe of Summer Reading Stories Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Summer Reading Reading Lists Books As you power through your Summer Reading to log your books and earn your prize, there's a constellation of space-and science-themed t... 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 Library Connects People to Technology During COVID-19 Crisis Monday, April 27, 2020 Digital Inclusion Library News Tech Access The Library partnered with Connecting for Good and Kansas City Public Schools on April 17, 2020, to distribute... Read More
News Item Library Update from Our Interim Director Wednesday, May 13, 2020 COVID-19 Library News Beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Library initiates a phased-in reintroduction of some services and operations. ... Read More