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Good luck to the Royals as they take on the Nationals, White Sox, and Rangers at the K this next home stand! ⚾ To get you in the spirit, check out these vintage snapshots from a 1973 Royals yearbook — preserved by our Missouri Valley Special Collections team. 

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Happy National Book Lovers Day! 📚💗
 
The Library has thousands of stories for you to check out! What is your favorite title? 💭
 
#NationalBookLoversDay #KCLibrary #LibraryLover

Summer Reading ends in one week! ⏰ Here are the most read books so far.

There's still time to sign up, get a free book, retroactively log your reads, and claim your prize! 🎁

Register at KCLibrary.org/SummerReading

August is Read a Romance Month! 📕💘 One of our Teen Leaders of Today volunteers created a zine with her top rom-com recommendations.

Stop by our Central Library to check it out and drop your romance recommendations in the comment section. 💭

Did you know that the Library has books in 17 different languages? 🌏 Check out our World Languages Collection on the third floor of the Central Library to explore your options or ask staff at any branch for assistance in finding the perfect resource for you. What languages do you like to read in? 📖

We are 1,300 participants away from our goal! 🚨 Join 15 and the Mahomies and the Kansas City Public Library in our Summer Reading Program. You can retroactively log any books finished after May 30. 📚

Register at kclibrary.org/SummerReading

Today's "Unraveling 'Cadejo': A Twins’ Journey' event with Francisco and Fredy Gabuardy is live on YouTube. The program begins at 1 p.m. Join us!

www.youtube.com/live/d_Qxkg332Z8?feature=shared

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Learn more about how highways decimated this Kansas City neighborhood over decades of development in our latest KCQ collaboration with @kansascity.com here tinyurl.com/yzvjefu4

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Between 1950 and 1980, more than 8,500 Westside residents were displaced due to highway construction despite resident pushback.

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KC Library August Book Groups: The Mother-in-Law at the Westport Branch on August 1 at 12 p.m. Bluebird, Bluebird at the Southeast Branch on August 5 at 4 p.m. The Alchemist at the Ruiz Branch on August 7 at 6 p.m. Kindred at the Westport Branch on August 9 at 1 p.m. Lessons in Chemistry on August 12 at 5 p.m.

KC Library August Book Groups: Last Call at the Central Library on August 12 at 5:30 p.m. The Last Flight at the Sugar Creek Branch on August 14 at 3 p.m. All That She Carried at the Trails West Branch on August 16 at 2 p.m. Light from Uncommon Stars at the Plaza Branch and online on August 19 at 6 p.m. When Cicadas Cry at the Swope Ridge Gardens Apartments on August 20 at 1 p.m.

KC Library August Book Groups Lake of Souls at Banksia Bistro on August 20 at 6 p.m. The Girl in His Shadow online whenever Remarkably Bright Creatures at the Waldo Branch on August 20 at 2 p.m.

If you're looking for a book group to join, the Kansas City Public Library has you covered with both in-person and online options. ☕📚

Please join any of these discussions happening in August.

For more information, visit kclibrary.org/book-groups

People of all ages from the Kansas City metro area can sign up for Summer Reading. 🫶 Register at KCLibrary.org/SummerReading to get a free book. 📚

Finish five books from May 30 - August 15 to get a prize. 🎁

Help us reach our registration goal! 🎉

Song by Lewky

A pint glass next to a book by Stephen King on the stone steps to a parking garage entrance. The stonework is shaped like books.

Five decorated pint glasses on a book shelf with books behind them. The closest glass has a hot air balloon and “Summer Reading 2025” printed in orange text on it.

Achievement unlocked: picked up my 5th Summer Reading pint glass from @kclibrary.bsky.social! I can’t believe this is my 5th summer in Kansas City.

Pitch the Library a Proposal to Explore Kansas City’s ‘Under the Radar’ Civil Rights History There's an open call for stories about Kansas City social movements from the mid- to late-20th century.

Led by the UMKC Center for Digital and Public Humanities, the goal is to preserve historic sites and offer public programming in the region with the community’s help.

Learn more here: tinyurl.com/m5rdcadu

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Calling all scholars, researchers, public historians, artists, creative writers, activists, and their descendants. 📣

Pitch the Library a proposal to explore lesser-known Civil Rights history with the new grant-funded Kansas City Monuments Coalition.

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Sharing the Love of Gardening YouTube video by The Kansas City Public Library

Tonight's 'Sharing the Love of Gardening' event, featuring the Westport Garden Club, with Kristie C. Wolferman and Marianne Kilroy, is live on YouTube. The program begins at 6 p.m. Join us!

youtube.com/live/-O0U--2...

Just bookish things. 🫶

Photo credits: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

#LibraryLover #BookLovers #KCLibrary

Congratulations to the teens who completed this program! 🎉

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Team Digital allowed the teens to access professional equipment while completing a project in collaboration with our staff. They came away knowing how to learn, create, build, and innovate.

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Over the last six weeks, teens participated in the Digital Media Lab's summer program, which encourages hands-on experience with 3D printing, maker tech, animation, and music production.

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Are you looking for fun, educational, and free things to do in Kansas City this August? 📆 Join us for the following events!

For more information and to reserve your spot, visit kclibrary.org/events

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Popular Free Writing Classes Return in August Nearly 500 Library patrons attended free writing classes during the 2024-2025 school year. Those classes are back in August.

To learn about the instructors and view the class offerings here: https://tinyurl.com/2atyjkvv

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Three weeks until our free writing classes start! ✍️📚

Nearly 500 Library patrons attended the Library's Writers for Readers workshops taught by graduate students from the @umkc.bsky.social during the 2024-2025 school year. 

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Don't be afraid to return those overdue books, we're fine free! 🤗

#Jet2Holiday #LibraryHumor #KCMO

We are so close to 10,000 Summer Reading sign-ups! Help us get there by registering at kclibrary.org/SummerReading and get a free book! ☀️📖

Creating Belonging in a Fractured World Tourism in Kansas City is soaring. As residents look ahead to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and an estimated 650,000 visitors — half expected from abroad — the opp...

Tonight's 'Creating Belonging in a Fractured World' event with Jennifer Brown and @mdwstarkc.bsky.social is live on YouTube. The program begins at 6 p.m. Join us!

The archival collection can be accessed in our Missouri Valley Special Collections room on the fifth floor of the Central Library.

To learn more, visit https://tinyurl.com/ym7stvw7

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