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Library News
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Sunday, March 15, 2020
With Kansas City’s stay-at-home order due to expire May 15, 2020, the Library is working out the details of a careful, phased-in reopeni...
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Kansas City Public Library is paying close attention to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in our country and to recommendations from local, stat...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
For the fourth consecutive year, the Kansas City Public Library has earned a 5-star designation from Library Journal. Only 85 public...
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III is assuming leadership of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute of Museum and Librar...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
As of July 1, 2019, the Library will no longer charge fines on overdue materials. Bonus: we’ve also cleared existing late fines from...
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Friday, March 16, 2018
Overdue items. Damaged materials. Late fees and fines. The Library knows that sometimes life gets crazy, and the things you borrow from us get returne...
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Too many people, it seems, aren't quite sure what life at a 21st-century library is all about. The Missouri Library Association ha...
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Friday, January 12, 2018
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...