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The Kansas City Public Library cultivates connection through experiences that educate, empower, and celebrate our stories.
Today's 'Black Union Soldiers and the Fight for Freedom' event is live on YouTube. Join us!
www.youtube.com/live/-DF_5KA...
Visit the Central Library to see her works on display through April 26.
Story in partnership with @kcur.org.
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Heidi Pitre, a Kansas City illustrator, only gets one shot to turn old library checkout cards into tiny works of art.
Read about what inspired her to start this project and learn about her process and challenges at kclibrary.org/news.
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Civil Rights leader and Presidential candidate Reverend Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. Learn more about the life and achievements of this influential figure using our library resources.
#JesseJackson #RevJesseJackson #KCLibrary #History
On behalf of the Kansas City Public Library, we wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year! 🧧🐴 Celebrate the Year of the Horse with these books in our collection: tinyurl.com/ypjbbc6a
#YearOfTheHorse #ChineseNewYear #LunarNewYear
🚨 Patron Notice: All library locations will be closed Monday, February 16, for Presidents' Day.
You can visit our Digital Branch anytime at kclibrary.org/digital to access eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and more.
Learn more about Souders and the local Black film industry in our latest KCQ collaboration with @kansascity.com at kchistory.org.
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This could be the only known photo of the first Black woman to produce a film. Now, a century later, the Black Movie Hall of Fame will honor Kansas City native Tressie Souders as part of its first group of inductees.
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What better exhibition is there for a library than one of pen and ink drawings on vintage library checkout cards?!
Visit the Central Library now through April 26 to see the merging of art and literature, nostalgia and history, and recycling and repurposing in 'A Permanent Record' by Heidi Pitre.
Love is in the air! ❤️
Show someone that you care by sending them a Valentine. 💌
Today's 'All History is Local' event with @kansascity.com is live on YouTube. Join us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hTw...
Coach Read is ready for PopCon, and we hope you are, too! 🦹
Enjoy a day full of meet and greets with your favorite characters, cosplay, fan art, crafts, games, and more at the Plaza Branch on February 14, starting at 1 p.m.
Find more information at kclibrary.org/PopCon
🚨 Patron Notice: All library locations will be closed Monday, February 16, for Presidents' Day.
You can visit our Digital Branch anytime at kclibrary.org/digital to access eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and more.
The exhibition, part of the Library's 250 & Counting series, features a collection of thought-provoking blackout poems based on the Declaration of Independence. 📜✒️
View these poems now through May 3. Learn more at kclibrary.org/exhibitions.
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The Library is excited to present "We Hold These Truths," a new exhibition by Kansas City poet and visual artist José Faus at the Central Library.
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More bookish memes have arrived! 🎤🏈📚
Whether you want to check out books, movies, a Bad Bunny CD, or attend programming, visit the Library today!
#BadBunny #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #KCLibrary #LibraryHumor
While every day provides a great opportunity to visit the Library, today is Take Your Child to the Library Day! 🥳
Celebrate with us by stopping by for books, movies, and more. 📚
Today's 'A Call to Build a Better World' event is live on YouTube. Join us!
www.youtube.com/live/5CNZ-MY...
Reward yourself with a Library card. 🏆
#Grammys #BookishMemes #LibraryHumor #KCLibrary
Come see Imani Perry speak at the Central Library on February 23. For more information, visit kclibrary.org/events/evening-imani-perry.
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Don't know what to read next? Here's a collection of staff picks from the Southeast Branch. ⭐ You can always chat with our librarians for personalized recommendations! 📚
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In honor of Groundhog Day, check out this photo from 1976 from our new historical archive website in collaboration with @kansascity.com
Visit kcstarphotos.org to search through thousands of images.
Happy Black History Month!
Celebrate by deepening your knowledge of Black history, with recommended books and films, as well as events and activities at the Library.
Learn more at kclibrary.org/news.
Illustration by Emily Johnson, LINC Staff
We’ll meet at 5:30 p.m. on February 10 at the Central Library.
You can find all of our book groups at kclibrary.org/book-groups.
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There's nothing like a good book on the beach. 🌴📖 One of our 'Let's Get Serial' book group members even brought February's pick with her to Belize!
If you’d like to join us, we’re reading 'The Art Thief' by Michael Finkel next month.
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There’s no such thing as too much James Patterson. 😂 Our collection is seemingly endless!
#LibraryHumor #JamesPatterson #BookLover #ThrillerBooks
February Library Book Groups Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng | Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. | Southeast Branch Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer | Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. | Ruiz Branch Mockingbird Summer by Lynda Rutledge | Feb. 6 at 12 p.m. | Westport Branch Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt | Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. | Frost
February Library Book Groups The Art Thief by Michael Finkel | Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. | Central Library The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V, Filipe Andrade (Artist) | Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. | Asian Cafe Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. | Sugar Creek Branch Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan | Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. | Westport Branch
February Library Book Groups Role Playing by Cathy Yardley | Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. | Plaza Branch and Online Yellowface by R.F. Kuang | Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. | Swope Ridge Gardens Apartments The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré | Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. | Waldo Branch Refugee by Alan Gratz | Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. | Trails West Branch
February Library Book Groups Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips | Feb. 25 at 12 p.m. | Central Library The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister | Whenever | Online
If you want to join a book group, the Kansas City Public Library has both in-person and online options. ☕📚
Stop by any of these discussions in February.
To learn more, visit kclibrary.org/book-groups.
The Bluford Branch provided an access point for both patrons and the Kansas City Free Eye Clinic to address these needs.
For volunteer optometrist information, click here: kcfreeeyeclinic.org/volunteer-as-a-professional
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This month, the Bluford Branch worked with the Kansas City Free Eye Clinic to help patrons get free eye exams and prescription glasses. 👓
In the United States, people in lower-income communities often have more vision problems and have fewer providers nearby.
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One recommendation is 'Big Sonia', a documentary about a 100-year-old survivor living in Kansas City.
Find a full resource list here: tinyurl.com/424m8hb6
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