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Kansas City hosted its first World Cup match on June 16 at Arrowhead Stadium: Argentina versus Algeria

Kansas City has World Cup Fever – and So Does the Kansas City Public Library

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Events & Activities

Kansas City

Stop by Library branches for World Cup viewing parties, or just to cool off.

illustrated owls doing various activities

Things to do in Kansas City this Summer and Year-round

Monday, June 1, 2026

Kansas City

The Library’s 10 locations — plus a digital branch and a mobile library — are home to librarians and staffers who are also experts in the areas around their libraries.

A Fox4 Reporter's New Book on the Kansas City Royals Digs up 'Obscure' Stories From Their History

Friday, March 29, 2024

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Kansas City

Events & Activities

Matt Stewart's "The Kansas City Royals: An Illustrated Timeline" was a chance to revisit forgotten stories about the team and get them in print for posterity.

San Francisco Public Library Settles Super Bowl Bet With Kansas City Public Library

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Banned Books

Free to Read

Kansas City

The Kansas City Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library teamed up to tackle censorship with a friendly Super Bowl wager.

Bigger Than Football: Library Systems “Tackle Censorship”

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Kansas City

Super Bowl News: The Kansas City Public Library is partnering with the San Francisco Public Library to draw attention "Tackle Censorship."

Super Bowl and Super Books: A Winning Combination

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Kansas City

Are you ready for some book-themed Super Bowl fun? Or perhaps it is some Super Bowl-themed book fun. Either way, the Kansas City Public Library has you covered with pun-filled social media posts, Coach Read’s Shelf Help, and enormous, Chiefs-themed video screens visible from outside our Plaza location.  ...

Want to tackle some super books? Coach Read offers you Shelf Help

Friday, January 29, 2021

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Kansas City

Using the Library’s SHELF HELP service, Coach Read’s roster of MVP librarians can give you a personalized reading playbook, building a winning team of book titles tailored to your tastes. Get your reading game on!  

Library Shows its Super Bowl Spirit... with Bookish Twists

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Kansas City

No shushing at the Kansas City Public Library. Not during Super Bowl week. The Library is adding its own imaginative twist to the run-up to Sunday and the Chiefs’ showdown with the San Francisco 49ers in Miami – check out all the ways we're celebrating the team's first visit to the big game in 50 years.  

Get Tickets for 2019 Library Night at the K

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Kansas City

Reading Program

Join the Kansas City Public Library and other area library systems for this year’s Library Night at the K on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, as the Royals face off against the Toronto Blue Jays. Purchase discounted game tickets at...

Unidentified Kansas City baseball team with dozens of fans seated in the grandstand, ca. 1880s. Photo: Missouri Valley Special Collections

Did Baseball Fandom Originate in Kansas City?

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Kansas City

What's Your KCQ?

Local History

Is Kansas City the home of baseball's original fans? The almanac On This Day in America credits a local newspaper, presumably The Star or The Times, with making the first-ever reference to the sport's followers as "fans" in March 1889. We investigated the claim. &nb...