Central Library will not have the following services available on Saturday, October 12, due to the Heartland Book Fest: tech services, public computers and printing, and microfilm.
Free to Read
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Monday, October 7, 2024
The Unite Against Book Bans (UABB) campaign's Freedom to Read Day of Action is on Saturday, Oct. 19. The American Library Association created the init...
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
In recognition of Banned Books Week, September 22-28, the Library hosts "That Librarian" author Amanda Jones on September 25....
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
During September, the Library highlights Free to Read, Library Card Sign-Up Month, and Banned Books Week. ...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Create your own banned books meme through September 19 and submit it for a chance to win a Margaret Atwood boxed set....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library teamed up to tackle censorship with a friendly Super Bowl wager....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023
Running through Saturday, October 7, Banned Books Week annually celebrates our freedom to read, our long-held right to seek and express ideas. While c...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The Kansas City Public Library has added and modified a number of its policies in response to a new state rule regarding the age appropriateness of ma...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Citing concerns about “unintended adverse consequences,” the Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees is calling for the rejection or revision...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Have questions about how the Missouri Secretary if State's proposed rule might impact how you or other community members use the library? We've collec...
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Sunday, November 13, 2022
Missouri’s secretary of state wants to enact a new policy that libraries believe endangers your freedom to read and threatens to reduce community acce...