Music

Tune in to the Library’s Free Music Services

Monday, September 29, 2025

Does your online streaming experience feature more mattress ads than actual music? Tired of shelling out for a Spotify subscription or feeling boxed i...

Library’s Westport Branch Celebrates 125 Years as a Community Anchor

Monday, February 6, 2023

Music

The system’s first branch – the oldest in Kansas City – is marking its 125th birthday with a week of remembrances, appearances, and othe...

From Oops to Ahh: Return is 61 Years Late, but Library Is Fine-Free 

Friday, April 22, 2022

Music

David Izzard recently discovered two record albums he’d checked out in 1961 – they were 22,276 days overdue. In 1961, late fees were 2 cents a day, wh...

Make the Most of Your New Device With Library Resources

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Expect to be the proud owner of a new computer, tablet, or smartphone this holiday season? Load those devices up with FREE digital content, courtesy o...

Make the Most of Your New Device with Library Resources

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Planning to give (or get) tech-themed presents such as computers, tablets, or smartphones this holiday season? The Library provides an extra boost to...

“Bird Lives”: Charlie Parker’s 100th Birthday

Friday, August 28, 2020

We’re celebrating the 100th birthday of Kansas City jazz legend Charlie Parker. Known as “Yardbird,” or just “Bird,” he was born in K...

Make the Most of Your New Device with Library Resources

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Expect to be the proud owner of a new computer, tablet, or smartphone this holiday season? Load those devices up with FREE digital content, courtesy o...

New Device? The Library Can Help You Make the Most of It.

Friday, December 21, 2018

Planning to give (or get) tech-themed presents such as computers, tablets, or smartphones this holiday season? The Library provides an extra boost to...

Just as there are different genres of books for every reader's taste and state of mind, music also matches all kinds of moods, and each individual has their own song preferences. Below are a couple music categories or scenarios; some of our Library staffers have opened up to tell us what tunes make them turn up the dial, shed a tear, or bust a move. And whatever your bookish proclivities may be, you still have time to log your books before the 2018 Summer Reading Program ends on July 31.

Rock & Read: Music for Every Mood

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Music

Summer Reading

Just as there are different genres of books for every reader's taste and state of mind, music also matches all kinds of moods, and each individual has...

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Tune in to the Library’s Free Music Services

Library’s Westport Branch Celebrates 125 Years as a Community Anchor

From Oops to Ahh: Return is 61 Years Late, but Library Is Fine-Free

Make the Most of Your New Device With Library Resources

Make the Most of Your New Device with Library Resources

“Bird Lives”: Charlie Parker’s 100th Birthday

Make the Most of Your New Device with Library Resources

New Device? The Library Can Help You Make the Most of It.

Rock & Read: Memorable Music Moments

Rock & Read: Music for Every Mood