Youth and Family

Wanting Some Halloween Spirit? We Got You, Boo.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Halloween

Reading Lists

Events

Signature Events

It’s fall, y’all, and the Library is kicking off the Halloween season with a monstrously good mashup of haunted local history tales, scary story recom...

Shoot for the Stars with the Library's 2019 Summer Reading Program

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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...

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...

The Library has relaunched its Stories to Go program, offering monthly story time sessions to children at day care and early-learning centers in underserved areas of the city. We’re looking for book-loving adult volunteers to join the program – storytellers will undergo training and learn how to conduct fun, engaging story times throughout the community. Learn more about the program and apply to be a volunteer.

New Stories to Go Program Reaches Out to Youngsters: ‘Reading Makes You Happy’

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Youth and Family

The Library has relaunched its Stories to Go program, offering monthly story time sessions to children at day care and early-learning...

Five Library Branches Host Harvesters After-School and Summer Meal Program

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Youth and Family

The Kansas City Public Library is proud to participate in Harvesters' Kids Cafe program, acting as sites for those 18 and under to eat a free and nutr...