The café at our Central Library will re-open next month thanks to a new partnership with The Prospect KC! Learn more about the delicious literary-themed menu and how the café will provide a live-training environment for culinary students with this story from Startland News.
Kansas City Public Library
Libraries
Kansas City, MO 4,999 followers
A doorway to knowledge for all people in our community.
About us
The Kansas City Public Library system consists of the Central Library, nine branches, and outreach services serving over 250,000 in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to providing library services to city residents, the Library also serves as a resource for the 1.7 million metropolitan residents of the greater Kansas City area.
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http://www.kclibrary.org/
External link for Kansas City Public Library
- Industry
- Libraries
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, MO
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
Locations
Employees at Kansas City Public Library
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Trina Duncan, IPMA-SCP
Human Resources | Talent Engagement | Culture & Inclusion Practitioner
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Dawn Mackey
Discovery Services Manager at The Kansas City Public Library
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Kaite Mediatore Stover
Director of Readers' Services at Kansas City Public Library
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Kimberlee Ried
Management and Program Analyst | Community Volunteer
Updates
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Apply today to join the Library's 2024-2025 Digital Corps team! Earn a stipend and an education award while assisting patrons with technology-related questions. Learn more and apply today at kclibrary.org/americorps. Missouri Community Service Commission AmeriCorps
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There's just over a month left to take part in our annual Summer Reading Program! All ages are invited to read any five books, log them online, and earn a prize. Sign up and learn more at https://lnkd.in/gHjvkDws 🎥 by Stellar Image Studios #kcSummerReads #kclibrary150
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July is Disability Pride Month! This awareness month and movement was created in response to systemic discrimination and negative views on disability and chronic illness. Celebrate people with disabilities for who they are, as they are, with no exceptions with these books and resources from the Library: https://lnkd.in/g7PXZj9p
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This week Cindy Hohl, the director of policy analysis and operational support at the Kansas City Public Library, was officially inaugurated as the 2024-2025 president of the 58,000-member American Library Association during their annual conference. Please join us in congratulating President Hohl and learn more about her: https://lnkd.in/gPvPAyvj
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Happy Lucile Bluford Day! The civil rights leader and longtime editor of The Kansas City Call was born #OnThisDay in 1911, and the state of Missouri designated July 1 as Lucile Bluford Day in 2016. Learn more about Bluford and her legacy, which includes our Lucile H. Bluford Branch: https://lnkd.in/gfSMKba4
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In case you missed it, earlier this week our new Library director Abby Yellman was interviewed on KCUR 89.3!
Meet the Kansas City Public Library's new director
kcur.org
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Surviving & Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture/Sobrevivir & Prosperar: Sida, Política y Cultura is a traveling exhibition in English and Spanish from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). It's on display now thru July 27 at our Central Library. Learn more about this and other resources related to #PrideMonth: https://lnkd.in/gEhx_Fvd
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We are delighted to announce that The Kansas City Public Library has selected Abby Yellman as its new chief executive! 🎉 Please join us in welcoming her back to the Kansas City area and to our Library. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/gmWRp_5M
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