News Item Steadman Retrospective Still Going Gonzo at the Library Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Exhibits The ink-splattered exhibit Ralph Steadman: A Retrosp... 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 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 Remembering Gabriella Polony Mountain: Art ‘Was My Passion’ Friday, May 22, 2020 Exhibits In Memoriam Gabriella Polony Mountain was passionate, expressive, indelible. And so was the art created by the namesake of the Rocky and Ga... Read More
News Item Four Finalists Announced for Second Maya Angelou Book Award Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Maya Angelou Book Award The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected four finalists for the second annual award, which is presented by the Kansas City Public... Read More
News Item Art Exhibit Examines Indigenous Experiences Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Exhibits As part of the Library’s Big Read 2022, the exhibition The Heart Is a Fist: Contemporary Art from Haskell Indian Nations... Read More
News Item An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Exhibits In 1956, Thomas Hart Benton invited young photographer Michael Mardikes into his Kansas City studio and home. In their time together, Mardikes took 1,... 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 Library, Universities Name Finalists for Maya Angelou Book Award Thursday, August 24, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected five finalists for the third annual national award, which is presented by... Read More
News Item Byas Wins Maya Angelou Book Award for Her Debut Poetry Collection, 'I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times' Friday, October 6, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award Taylor Byas is the winner of the third annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her debut poetry collection I... Read More