Kansas City Public Library

Do you remember the giant crowns that created a festive holiday atmosphere in downtown Kansas City in the 1960s and 70s? Learn about their origins and history: https://lnkd.in/gyzZxKm2

This year through our mobile services and outreach efforts, the Library delivered materials and other resources directly to nursing homes, early childhood centers, and other locations! That includes more than 72,936 books delivered through Books to Go, which serves preschools, home child cares, and Kindergarten sites. See our full annual report and donate to support the Library's work in the community at kclibrary.org

Interested in working at the library? We are hiring! Check out the link below and email us at jobs@kclibrary.org with any questions :) https://lnkd.in/g7qNCDpn

Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year Childrens Book Council and Every Child a Reader work with a different illustrator to create a poster. The Kansas City Public Library has one of the most complete collections of these posters. See highlights from the collection at our Plaza Branch.

📣 NEW KC HISTORY RESOURCE 📣 In 1940, over a period of eight months, more than 50,000 images of Kansas City structures were photographed and assembled as the 1940 Tax Assessment Photograph Collection. Now, a new Library site called KC-1940 is making the collection even more accessible.

On December 11, 1884, Nelle Nichols Peters was born to a farming family in Niagara, North Dakota. She would become one of the most prolific architects in Kansas City during the 1920s and design nearly 1,000 local buildings. #KCHistory

As the year comes to a close, reflect on the Library's role in the community by viewing the Annual Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/gGPazCxa

Interested in working at the library? We are hiring! Check out the link below and email us at jobs@kclibrary.org with any questions :)

We're proud to be included in this recent story from The Associated Press about health and wellness programs in libraries! Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gYCDyYin

If you’re through accepting limits cause someone says they’re so… TRY USING THE LIBRARY. Together, we’re unlimited.