Friday, December 6, 2024
The 2024 annual impact report shows growth and unwavering community engagement....
Monday, October 7, 2024
Complimentary copies of Kansas City's Public Library: Empowering the Community for 150 Years available on Oct. 8 and 12....
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Continuing with the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Kansas City Public Library, the Missouri Valley Special Collections highlights the car...
Monday, April 22, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro is the author of this season's FYI Book Club selection....
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Notable entries in Central Library's fan fiction contest about Carrie Westlake Whitney, the Library's first full-time director, will be revealed on Fr...
Monday, March 18, 2024
As the second of the four-part speaker series celebrating the Kansas City Public Library’s 150th anniversary – and timed to this year’s International...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
What better way to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the library than by celebrating its first head librarian, Carrie Westlake Whitney...
Friday, November 17, 2023
The Library is taking its 150th birthday celebration on the road – or more precisely, the rails. One of Kansas City's downtown streetcar...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The north side of the Central Library’s third floor – an area that once housed a reference desk and row after row of books – has just reopened as the...