Plaza Branch and Central Library will open late at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 due to the Kansas City Marathon.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
The Irene H. Ruiz Branch hosts a native plant and seed swap on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 5 - 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Programs and resources are available at the Library for Spanish speakers, whether it's their first language or they're soccer fans visiting KC for a short while.
Monday, April 27, 2026
At 22,381 unique titles, the Kansas City Public Library’s collection of movies and television shows on DVD is larger than any streaming service’s offering, except maybe Amazon Prime — though that depends on the website reporting the numbers.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Explore the outdoors with backpack kits housed at the Ruiz Branch, but available for pickup at any location.
Monday, September 15, 2025
The World Languages Collection on the third floor of the Central Library stocks materials in 17 languages and will travel in the coming months.
Friday, April 22, 2022
David Izzard recently discovered two record albums he’d checked out in 1961 – they were 22,276 days overdue. In 1961, late fees were 2 cents a day, which would have amounted to $891.04 if late fees hadn’t been capped at the time. Lucky for him and all of Kansas City, the Library went fine-free s...