AmeriCorps

The hygiene drive is an annual Library tradition on the MLK Day of Service.

Public Invited to Participate in Library's Hygiene Kit Donation Drive for Annual MLK Day of Service

Friday, January 2, 2026

AmeriCorps

Holiday or Celebration

Community Resources

The Library is collecting donations of travel-sized personal care items for a hygiene kit drive, January 2 to 16.

The Library Thanks Kansas City's AmeriCorps Volunteers for a Job Well Done

Thursday, March 13, 2025

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps Week is March 9 – 15, 2025. The Library recognizes the two dozen AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members headquartered at the Central Library.

In January, patrons can donate hygiene items to the Library, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, and more.

2025 Hygiene Kit Donation Drive Kicks off at the Library for Annual MLK Day of Service

Monday, December 2, 2024

AmeriCorps

Holiday or Celebration

Community Resources

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.

Damon Patterson volunteers with AmeriCorps.

The Library Thanks Kansas City’s AmeriCorps Volunteers for a Job Well Done

Monday, March 11, 2024

AmeriCorps

Thank our community's volunteers. AmeriCorps Week is March 10-16, 2024.

Celebrate AmeriCorps Members and Their Service During AmeriCorps Week This March

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

AmeriCorps

Every day, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers act on their values to make a difference in communities, focusing on where the need for service is greatest. The Library’s VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Project currently engages 18 AmeriCorps VISTA members at 10 different agencies across Kan...

Impact of Library’s Annual Hygiene Product Drive: Help to an Estimated 1,500 People

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

AmeriCorps

Thanks, Kansas City, for stepping up. You responded in record numbers to the annual MLK Day of Service Hygiene Kit Drive conducted by the Library’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project and Digital Corps. Donated personal care items – from soap, shampoo, and deodorant to washcloths, combs, hairbrushes, and hand san...

Library VISTA Project Helps Coordinate 9/11 Day of Service

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

AmeriCorps

Two decades ago – on September 11, 2001 – nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the deadliest terrorist attacks in history. This year, thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds will honor that sacrifice by participating in service projects, ranging from food drives and home repairs to neighborhood clean...

Library’s VISTA Team Grows in Size, Impact

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Library Staff

AmeriCorps

The Library salutes its AmeriCorps VISTA members and the vital work they've done the past four-plus years in areas ranging from refugee and immigrant services to tech training.  