News Item Celebrate Reading and the Royals at 2018 Library Night at the K Friday, June 8, 2018 KC Sports Summer Reading Youth and Family ... Read More
News Item For Pride Month, Kansas City Public Library Highlights LGBTQIA+ Readings, Programs and Resources Wednesday, June 13, 2018 LGBTQIA+ Pride Month LGBT Pride Month, celebrated in June, commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights... Read More
News Item FYI Book Club Spotlights C.J. Janovy’s No Place Like Home and LGBT Advances in Kansas (Yes, Kansas) Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Books Signature Events LGBTQIA+ Book Group Local History Kansas has seen advances in... Read More
News Item Library Commemorates Legacy of Lucile Bluford Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Lucile Bluford Library Locations Lucile Bluford – namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – was a local civil rights leader and helped make... Read More
News Item Best of KC: Thank You for Voting Friday, October 5, 2018 Best of KC The Kansas City Public Library wants to extend a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us in... Read More
News Item Commemorating Black History in Kansas City Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Black History Local History Each year, the Library partners with the Local Investment Commission (LINC) and the Black Archives of Mid-America... Read More
News Item Cupid’s Arrow Lands on … Romance Novels Monday, February 12, 2018 We know there are more than 50 shades of love, and we’ve broken down some of the many subgenres of romance to help you find the best match for your... 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 Hard Work and Long Hours Pay Off: Working Mother Completes Library’s English for Citizenship Program, Passes Naturalization Interview Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Citizenship Refugee and Immigrant Services Maria Hodge was part of the Kansas City Public Library's pilot program, English for Citizenship. For 12 weeks, she studied with her classmates in p... 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