Kansas City Public Library

Kansas City Public Library
Established 1873
Location Kansas City, Missouri
Branches 10
Website http://www.kclibrary.org/

The Kansas City Public Library is a public system headquartered in the Central Library in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2]

The system operates its Central Library and neighborhood branches located in Kansas City, Independence, and Sugar Creek. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest and third largest public library system in the metropolitan Kansas City area.

Its special collections, housed in the Central Library's Missouri Valley Room, has a collection of Kansas City local history, including original and published materials, news articles, post cards, photographs, maps, and city directories dating from the community's earliest history. The Library's Ramos Collection includes books, pamphlets, journal articles and other materials relating to African-American history and culture.

Branches

Central Library

Community Bookshelf

Community Bookshelf (Main Library)

"The Community Bookshelf [Central Library Parking Garage] is a striking feature of Kansas City's downtown. It runs along the south wall of the Central Library's parking garage on 10th Street between Wyandotte Street and Baltimore Avenue. The book spines, which measure approximately 25 feet by 9 feet, are made of signboard mylar. The shelf showcases 22 titles reflecting a wide variety of reading interests as suggested by Kansas City readers and then selected by The Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees."

The following books are depicted in the work:

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown; Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson; Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne; Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss; What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele; Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton

References

  1. ↑ "Contact us." Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved on January 20, 2011. "The Kansas City Public Library 14 West 10th Street Kansas City, MO 64105."
  2. ↑ "Hours & locations." Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved on January 20, 2011. "Central Library 14 West 10th Street Kansas City, MO 64105."

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Coordinates: 39°06′10″N 94°35′02″W / 39.1027°N 94.5839°W / 39.1027; -94.5839


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