Plaza Branch and Central Library will open late at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 due to the Kansas City Marathon.
Community Resources
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Friday, June 26, 2026
The founder and director of the nonprofit recovery community organization MyRecoveryKC developed a program that’s secular and takes place in the Library.
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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.
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Monday, January 5, 2026
In 2026, the Library is teaming up with Re.Use.Full to launch Repair Cafés at five different locations, including the Plaza Branch on January 10.
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Friday, January 2, 2026
The Library is collecting donations of travel-sized personal care items for a hygiene kit drive, January 2 to 16.
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Monday, December 1, 2025
In times of extreme weather, here's where to find shelter night and day.
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Monday, April 28, 2025
The Kansas City Public Library hosts a Tap In Center on May 14 at the Bluford Branch, where patrons can get legal assistance, connect with local support services, and clear their warrants.
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Monday, December 2, 2024
For the sixth year, the Kansas City Public Library’s AmeriCorps Programs is collecting donations of travel-sized personal care items for a hygiene kit drive.
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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 3North Resource Center.
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Monday, July 24, 2023
The Street Sheet is often used by unhoused Kansas Citians looking for clothing, food, shelter, and financial assistance. But it also includes information for veterans and families as well as phone numbers for local and national support agencies like Alcoholics Anonymous, Safe Place, and th...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Through photographs, video storytelling, and spatial elements, Evicted is an immersive exhibition illuminates the harrowing experience of eviction – faced annually by thousands in Kansas City and across the country. Inspired by Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in th...