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Challenged - Banned Books
By:
KellyB_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 18, 2023
25 items
The library also has DVDs adapted from these challenged and banned books.
4 likes
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Challenge-Banned Books Made Into Movies
By:
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...
5 likes
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LibraryReads: October 2023
Created on:
Sep 18, 2023
12 items
Check out the top ten books and notable mentions chosen by librarians that come out in October! Look for these titles in large ...
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Alien Invasion
By:
OliviaL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 13, 2023
32 items
Little green men... Extraterrestrials... Aliens...
Just in time for spooky season you can explore the many different books ab...
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Books Published the Week of 9/11/23
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 11, 2023
63 items
1 like
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Works of Fiction to Read This Fall*
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 08, 2023
32 items
*According to the New York Times
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International Literacy Day
By:
VianneyH_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 07, 2023
20 items
Celebrate International Literacy Day with a list of books, movies, CDs, and other great recommendations from the KCPL-Westport ...
2 likes
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Latin American and Hispanic Heritage Month
By:
VianneyH_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 07, 2023
15 items
Celebrate Latin American and Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15!
2 likes
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Nothing Sweeter Than the Love of a Grandparent
Created on:
Sep 07, 2023
20 items
In honor of Grandparents' Day, the Kansas City Public Library would like to share our favorite books featuring Grandparents for...
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Big Read 2009
By:
KatieM_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 07, 2023
32 items
The Libraries of Greater Kansas City have joined The Big Read to celebrate the Tobias Wolff novel Old School through a series o...
1 like
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Books Published the Week of 9/4/23
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 06, 2023
68 items
Topic Guide
KCPL Book Groups: September 2023
Created on:
Sep 06, 2023
16 items
If you're looking for a book group to join, Kansas City Public Library has you covered. Most of our locations have at least one...
1 like
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Discovering the Titanic
By:
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 01, 2023
16 items
On this day (September 1st) in 1985 Oceanographer (and native Kansan!) Robert Ballard's research expedition produced the first ...
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Documentary vs Mockumentary
By:
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 31, 2023
38 items
Laugh and then learn something with this selection of our collection of mockumentary series/movies and documentaries.
1 like
General Recommendations
15 Books to Read in September*
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 31, 2023
15 items
*according to the New York Times
Topic Guide
Read Across the Decades: 1980 - 1989
Created on:
Aug 31, 2023
30 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
1 like
General Recommendations
Books Published the Week of 8/28/23
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 28, 2023
30 items
General Recommendations
Pirates! Arrr-gust is Upon Us
By:
JessicaL_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 27, 2023
30 items
Dive into these sea-fearing titles of pirates, shipwrecks and treasures untold. August is International Pirate Month and we hop...
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International Bat Night is August 27
By:
EmilyA_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 27, 2023
12 items
This week started with International Bat Night. Invite one of these books into your home instead of the real deal - it's better...
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Celebrate National Cinema day
By:
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 24, 2023
21 items
Sunday, August 27th is the second annual National Cinema Day where you can see a movie for just $4. Or check out movies at the ...
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Most Assigned Reading with Female Authors
By:
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 23, 2023
50 items
Less than a third of assigned reading in U.S. colleges is written by a woman. But who are the women authors that are being assi...
6 likes
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What Westport's Kitten Dewey is watching this weekend (August 21-28)
By:
LiamR_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 22, 2023
7 items
Kitten Dewey invites you to indulge in a cinematic feast with these diverse gems! "Shaun of the Dead" infuses zombie ...
1 like
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Books Published the Week of 8/21/23
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 21, 2023
41 items
General Recommendations
Not Quite Fall
By:
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 16, 2023
15 items
Movies for when you're not quite ready to fully embrace the autumnal vibes.
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LibraryReads: September 2023
Created on:
Aug 15, 2023
12 items
Check out the top ten books and notable mentions chosen by librarians that come out in September! Look for these titles in larg...