Plaza Branch and Central Library will open late at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 due to the Kansas City Marathon.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Eleven public library systems, including the Kansas City Public Library, were tapped to receive grants of up to $500,000 each from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Refugee and Immigrant Services and Empowerment (RISE) program marked 10 years of services, resources, and learning opportunities at the Library in September.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., stop by the parking lot of the Kansas City Public Library’s North-East Branch for activities, free food trucks, and speakers intended to shine a light on the rights, needs, and dreams of refugees.
Monday, July 23, 2018
Marcos Balam toiled through two English for Citizenship courses – each taking 12 weeks – and multiple one-to-one meetings with citizenship interview practice tutors to prep...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Fausto Montero prepared for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' naturalization test with the help of the Kansas City Public Library's English for Citizenship classes and one-on-one Citizenship Interview Practice sessions.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Maria Hodge was part of the Kansas City Public Library's pilot program, English for Citizenship. For 12 weeks, she studied with her classmates in preparation for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ naturalization test.