Kansas City Public Library

July 8, 2022

Library Invites you to Immerse in a Few Good Reads – and Art

Summer reading programs have been around since the late 19th century, launched by libraries — and endorsed by teachers — to encourage kids to continue to read while school was out.

March 10, 2022

Library’s Community-Wide Big Read Spotlights Joy Harjo’s “An American Sunrise”

History will always find you, and wrap you In its thousand arms. Joy Harjo makes the observation early in An American Sunrise, the acclaimed collection of poetry she released in 2019.

March 2, 2022

“An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton,” Kansas City Public Library Central Library

A startling discovery was the inspiration for the exhibition, “An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton” on view at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library.

January 21, 2022

Rich Past, Rich Lore

Ninety-eight years apart, almost to the day, the marble-columned building at 14 W. 10th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, hosted grand openings. The first was the First National Bank ribbon cutting on April 15, 1906.

November 5, 2021

Global Footprint of Romanian-Born Artist Armin Mühsam Extends to the Kansas City Library

Armin Mühsam’s art has been featured in more than 50 exhibitions across the U.S. and in central and western Europe, but this is a particularly busy — and rewarding — time for the Kansas City-based artist.

September 20, 2021

Online is fine, but Library anticipates return of programming live and in person.

In the five years before life was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 142,000 people made their way to Kansas City Public Library auditoriums for a range of award-winning signature evening programming.

January 19, 2021

‘Community in Color’: Library’s Digital Exhibit Spotlights Historic Northeast Murals

Kansas City Art Institute instructor Hector Casanova, who lives in the Historic Northeast, painted Breach at the Grove Park pool in 2016. (photo courtesy of..

December 5, 2019

“Adrienne Walker Hoard: New Democracy Art: A South African Saga of Women, Art, and Identity,” Kansas City Central Library

Vibrancy, artistry and mystery emanate from Adrienne Walker Hoard’s exhibition, “New Democracy Art: A South African Saga of Women, Art, and Identity,” featuring 24 photographs by Hoard with accompanying narratives and original art works by South African women at Kansas City Central Library.

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October 12, 2015

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library – Committed to Providing a Rich and Diverse Array of Programs

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library is committed to providing a rich and diverse array of programs to the public and has long been a..

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