Local History

The Special Collections team incorporated video and audio recordings in an exhibition at the Central Library, including some recorded by librarian Irene Ruiz.

Pamela Colloff and Christopher Leonard discuss "Catch the Devil" at the Plaza Branch on Thursday, September 3.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers.

Historian and author Phil Dixon is six months into cataloging The CALL's materials archive.

To mark Kansas City hosting the World Cup, the Library is partnering with Urban Hikes KC on guided tours in English and Spanish.

In observance of Juneteenth, all Library locations will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers.