On Saturday, October 11, the Central Library is open to registered Heartland Book Festival attendees only. Regular services, such as hold pickups, public computers and phones, and public meeting rooms, will not be available.
Library Services
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Libraries are essential civic and cultural institutions in our society. They're gathering places, service providers, and hubs of learning, growth, and...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Your North-East Branch staff&...
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Monday, December 21, 2020
Among the Library’s many challenges at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic was staying in touch with Kansas City’s most vulnerable populations, keepin...
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Friday, December 11, 2020
The Library’s North-East location plans to reopen fairly quietly Thursday, December 17, 2020. There’ll be no spla...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Nothing comes between readers and their books. Not even a pandemic. “One of the first things the Library did after closing our physical locations in r...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
The Kansas City Public Library is piloting a new service at our Plaza location that allows families to safely browse through its collection and access...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Voting absentee this year? Or by mail? The Kansas City Public Library is now providing free ballot notarization services, offered during scheduled dro...
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Monday, September 21, 2020
It would be kind of retro-cool to bill the Library’s new outreach ve...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
A library card unlocks more than just the ability to borrow books – it’s a key to information, opportunity, and enrichment. It lets you...