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Kid Friendly Spooky Movies/Media
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RachelR_KCMO
RachelR_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 07, 2025
45 items
1 like
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Progressively Intense Halloween Movie List
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KevinF_KCMO
KevinF_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 02, 2025
96 items
Whether you're a li'l Halloweenie or a certified gorehound, there's a movie (or 2) here for you. But be warned: The farther you...
8 likes
General Recommendations
Classic & New Metafiction (Available online & for hold at KCPL)
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ConsueloP_KCMO
ConsueloP_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 12, 2025
41 items
3 likes
General Recommendations
Metafiction
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ConsueloP_KCMO
ConsueloP_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 12, 2025
43 items
What happens when your book talks back to you? Some of these titles are terrifying, while others are just plain fun. Second-per...
2 likes
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Revisit, Reread, Rewatch
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KellyB_KCMO
KellyB_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 09, 2024
45 items
Books and movies we love to revisit.
1 like
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Movies I Have Actually Seen
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KatieH_KCMO
KatieH_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 21, 2024
75 items
Some of these I have seen, some of them the internet claims everyone has seen. I am, apparently, not everyone. Go ahead and gue...
2 likes
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Challenge-Banned Books Made Into Movies
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Sep 18, 2023
25 items
Banned Books Week! Join us in the Vault as we celebrate Banned Books Week with a display for movies/tv shows adapted from the m...
6 likes
General Recommendations
Goths Galore
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 12, 2022
90 items
Goths galore is a booklist containing nothing but gothic goodness. The gothic fiction combines romance and uncanny creating an ...
4 likes
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Freedom to Marry Day
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AngelaH_KCMO
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 04, 2022
20 items
Celebrating being able to love who you want! https://nationaltoday.com/national-freedom-to-marry-day/
General Recommendations
Dial A Story Picks - November 2021
Created on:
Nov 08, 2021
15 items
Ever wish you could have a story read to you at any time? YOU CAN! Call the Library’s Dial-A-Story phone line to hear a new sto...
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Let's Face the Meta and Read: Metafiction for the New Metaverse
Created on:
Oct 28, 2021
9 items
If the Metaverse is a three-dimensional augmented reality world shared by many and reminding inhabitants it's all somewhat 'unr...
1 like
General Recommendations
Have Pride!
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BridgetP_KCMO
BridgetP_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 08, 2021
100 items
List of LGBTQ+ books and movies!
1 like
Topic Guide
Larry's Last Picture Show: Larry McMurtry
Created on:
Mar 26, 2021
36 items
Larry McMurtry showed readers and viewers the tarnished side of the American West. The prolific writer penned novels, screenpla...
General Recommendations
Library-related reading
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DeborahG_KCMO
DeborahG_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 02, 2020
11 items
Libraries are not just a place to check out books-things happen in a library! From suspense to humor, you can find it all at t...
General Recommendations
Movies Based on Banned Books
Created on:
Oct 03, 2020
14 items
As Banned Books Week 2020 comes to an end, here are some movies based on challenged books available for check out and streaming!
4 likes
Topic Guide
Books set in libraries or bookstores.
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JudyK_KCMO
JudyK_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 01, 2020
14 items
Nothing is better to read than reading about others enjoying the same things.
1 like
General Recommendations
Trolls, Little People, Ogres & Gnomes in stories,
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CherylF_KCMO
CherylF_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 05, 2020
24 items
Have a great time with all these great books!
1 like
Topic Guide
The Queen's Birthday: All Kinds of Queens
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KatieD_KCMO
KatieD_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 08, 2020
36 items
June 13th is the Queen's Official Birthday. Celebrate Queen Elizabeth and all things QUEENS!
2 likes
Topic Guide
Librarian Life: The No Shush Zone
Created on:
Apr 16, 2020
21 items
Ever wanted to be in books? Peek between these covers for a glimpse of the REAL lives of librarians--From Indiana Jones adventu...
1 like
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Once Upon a Time... Fairy Tales Books & Films
Created on:
Feb 25, 2020
17 items
February 26 is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day! From the classics you know to newer versions with their own twists, here are som...
2 likes
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Dragon Appreciation Day
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LiamR_KCMO
LiamR_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 08, 2020
9 items
January 16 is National Dragon Appreciation Day. At the Kansas City Public Library we've compiled a list of books for the dragon...
General Recommendations
RISE Recommends Master-list
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RISE_KCMO
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 17, 2019
100 items
This is a master-list of all of the RISE Recommends.
2 likes
K-12 Study Guide
The Holocaust for High Schoolers
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RenaeP_KCMO
RenaeP_KCMO
Created on:
May 02, 2018
7 items
A selection of fiction and non-fiction literature about the Holocaust that I have used to teach high school students through th...
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