Kansas City Public Library

Halloween Fun!

The Library leans into Halloween with a monstrously good mashup of scary story recommendations, frightful films, and other creepily cool Library resources.

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illustrated owl dressed as vampire with bats flying in open window with full moon

2026 Maya Angelou Book Award Short List Announced

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Five fiction writers are short listed for the 2026 Maya Angelou Book Award.

Let Books Be Poster for ALA's Banned Books Week in October

Banned Books Week Celebrates the Right to Read Without Censorship

Friday, October 2, 2026

This year's Banned Books Week theme, “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read,” reinforces that libraries are for everyone.

Free Halloween Fun

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Find ghastly good family fun for all the little goblins at various Library locations this month.

Mary Sanchez, Donna Simon, Carol Smith, Nimrod Chapel Jr., Chuck Tanner, Zachary Mueller

Blood and Politics: The History of White...

Monday, October 19, 2026 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

Those who were close to human rights activist and author Leonard Zeskind’s work discuss his legacy and how he chronicled the history of white nationalism.

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Plaza Branch Open Late

Plaza Branch | October 17 | 9:00am

Central Library Open Late

Plaza Branch | October 17 | 9:00am

Seniors

Repair Cafe

Lucile H. Bluford Branch | October 17 | 10:00am

Seniors

Fright at the Fairground Escape Room

Trails West Branch | October 17 | 10:00am

board room with wood paneling and purples chairs

Regular Board of Trustees Meeting - October 20, 2026

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Kansas City Public Library District will conduct its regular meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in the Board ...

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Voting

The Kansas City Public Library is here to help answer your questions about the voting process, and can direct you to information about your local elections.

Election November 3