Collage artist Andrea Burgay repurposes discarded paperback books at the Kansas City Public Library
A passion for collage started early for Andrea Burgay. When she was 4 or 5 in Syracuse, New York, she had what she described as a “seminal experience” with a stack of magazines and catalogues.
The first full-time director of the Kansas City Public Library was one of the most influential women of her day, growing and shaping a fledgling institution at the turn of the 20th century into a state-of-the-art civic centerpiece.
Representing More Voices and Connecting Patrons with a Second Zine Collection
Ideally, libraries house materials that reflect their patrons’ lives and experiences. The Kansas City Public Library’s more than 800,000-item collection is one of the most diverse and inclusive in the nation.
Library Kicks Off a Celebration 150 years in the Making
Not quite a century ago, before he’d spawned an American empire, a young Walt Disney boned up on the basics of animation through a book he checked out from the Kansas City Public Library.