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Festive Frights
By:
AllisonW_KCMO
AllisonW_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 14, 2025
59 items
This list is comprised of scary stories that take place around the winter holidays. You'll find books and films that will give ...
1 like
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Spooky Season
By:
NicholeK_KCMO
NicholeK_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 19, 2025
33 items
Horror reads just in time for Halloween!
3 likes
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Book to Screen Adaptations Coming Soon
By:
AllisonW_KCMO
AllisonW_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 07, 2025
17 items
As of October 7th, 2025 this is a list of books that are being adapted for the screen and will be out soon. It's always fun to ...
3 likes
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Team Werewolf
By:
CullenR_KCMO
CullenR_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 04, 2025
37 items
THIS LIST IS FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK WEREWOLVES ARE COOLER THAN VAMPIRES
2 likes
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Enter If You Dare: Haunted House Horrors
By:
ErikaC_KCMO
ErikaC_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 04, 2025
32 items
Step into the shadows with our chilling 4th Floor collection of haunted house horror books! From creaking floorboards to ghostl...
2 likes
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Monsters and More
By:
PalomaF_KCMO
PalomaF_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 22, 2025
12 items
Dare to descend into a world where monsters aren’t just real, but they’re hunting. This collection of horror books drips with d...
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Scary Short Reads for Young Adults
By:
ConsueloP_KCMO
ConsueloP_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 13, 2025
42 items
YA and Adult books for Teens included. Ranked from most scary to least.
Ones are mostly dark fairytales and myths. Nothing incr...
1 like
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Classic & New Metafiction (Available online & for hold at KCPL)
By:
ConsueloP_KCMO
ConsueloP_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 12, 2025
41 items
3 likes
General Recommendations
Happy Summerween!
By:
ErikaC_KCMO
ErikaC_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 28, 2025
33 items
From summer slashers to spooky ghost stories, to gothic historical horrors and queer horror stories, it's not too late to begin...
5 likes
Genre Guide
Summer Scares
By:
JudeH_KCMO
JudeH_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 03, 2025
25 items
Your ultimate guide to summer related horror! Celebrate Summerween on June 22nd with one of these scary hot titles!
6 likes
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Lesser Known Titles by Your Favorite Authors
By:
JessieC_KCMO
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 02, 2025
25 items
Think you’ve read everything by your favorite author? Think again. This list uncovers the hidden gems, early works, and underra...
Topic Guide
In Community Studio Night at the Kemper Museum: Life Writing
Created on:
Apr 24, 2025
10 items
We’ve all heard of life drawing, but what about ‘life writing?’ Join us at Kemper Museum for an evening of ‘life writing’ – res...
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First books in fantasy/mystery/sifi series
By:
MonikaD_KCMO
MonikaD_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 07, 2025
11 items
These are the first books of amazing fantasy/mystery/sifi series.
1 like
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Three-peat Read-peat: Trilogies for Kansas City Football Fans
Created on:
Feb 03, 2025
11 items
Think three is a lucky number? Too cold to go looking over for three leaf clovers? Kansas City Public Library has a list of luc...
1 like
General Recommendations
Hear Me Out: Audiobooks!
By:
EdenF_KCMO
EdenF_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 13, 2025
22 items
Have a long road trip planned? Is the CD radio at your home gathering dust? Check out these physical audiobooks from KCPL!
3 likes
General Recommendations
Revisit, Reread, Rewatch
By:
KellyB_KCMO
KellyB_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 09, 2024
45 items
Books and movies we love to revisit.
1 like
General Recommendations
Holiday Fear
By:
NoahL_KCMO
NoahL_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 20, 2024
23 items
There's a chill in the air, and it's not just the weather. If the usual holiday fare is not your style, check out this holiday ...
1 like
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Library
By:
OliviaL_KCMO
OliviaL_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 22, 2024
52 items
3 likes
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Ficción en la biblioteca del centro
By:
EdenF_KCMO
EdenF_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 24, 2024
26 items
("Spanish fiction at our downtown library")
La sección en español está creciendo en la Biblioteca Pública de Kansas ...
1 like
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Dangerous Games
By:
DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 12, 2024
34 items
If you die in the game, you die for real!
General Recommendations
A Reading Roadtrip Across the USA!
By:
ChinesaR_KCMO
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 31, 2024
100 items
Reading allows us to embark on incredible journeys without leaving our seats. This list features 100 books, with one fiction an...
4 likes
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NYTimes Reader's Pick the Best 100 Books of the 21st Century
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 19, 2024
100 items
13 likes
General Recommendations
Books Published the Week of 5/20/2024
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
May 20, 2024
73 items
General Recommendations
Books with Green Covers
By:
KatieH_KCMO
KatieH_KCMO
Created on:
May 18, 2024
29 items
On display in Kirk Hall 7/28/2024 to 8/11/2024
