All Library locations will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day.
Summer Reading
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
The Library’s popular free summer Young Actors Workshop returns July 14-18 for a streamlined audience, ages 7 to 12, and with a new focus: improv classes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The Library is ramping up its creative and crafty offerings with weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly sessions for all ages.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The Library's annual Summer Reading program kicks off on May 30 and runs through August 15.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Stop by select Kansas City-area parks between June 3 - August 8, 2025, visit with your Library, and receive a FREE BOOK!
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
The Library's Summer Reading program ran from June 1 - August 15, and surpassed last year's numbers with a total of 15,056 registrations.
Monday, June 3, 2024
The Library offers nutritious meals through Kids Café year-round – at library branches during the school year and at Pop In at the Park summer sites in Kansas City area parks.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
You read. You ... rule.
Participation in the Library’s Summer Reading program, which wrapped up Tuesday, August 15, reached an all-time high for the second year in a row. Nearly 13,000 people participated – 12,952 to be exact, young and...
Friday, August 19, 2022
As part of the Library’s invaluable team of teen volunteers and interns over the summer, 17-year-old Brayden Lyons drew up and directed a Workshop Wednesday art event, Face Maker, for elementary-age youth at the Central Library. He reflects on his experience.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
By the time our 2022 Summer Reading Program, Art Starts at Your Library, wrapped up on August 15, our patrons had shattered records across the board. Nearly 12,000 of you participated, and you read more than 23,700 books! Young artists also dove into activities ranging from comics-drawing...