Many of the fears raised by neighbors did come to fruition — but in neighborhoods a couple of miles to the east.

A brand-new online collection called KC-1940 was launched by the Kansas City Public Library. It brings together images of neighborhood homes, businesses, banks, schools, parks, shops, and ...

For those of us who love the written word, in Kansas City's urban core there's a tragic turn of events as a public resource ...

Taussig said she feels emotional about the NEA Big Read listing and overwhelmed that the Kansas City Public Library chose to focus on the book both for the KC Pop-up Book Group and the Big Read.

First, The Star organized the meetings. Later, The Star and the Kansas City Public Library collaborated. Now, the two are relaunching the FYI Book Club as the KC Pop-Up Book Group. Stover, ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library. Frances Levine will discuss “Crossings: Women on the Santa Fe Trail” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, at the Kansas ...

The Kansas City Public Library presents “MF DOOM, Rap’s Masked Iconoclast” with author and journalist S.H. “SKIZ” Fernando Jr. in conversation with KCUR’s Paul Nyakatura about his new biography of ...