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Valentine's Day
By:
RISE_KCMO
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 26, 2023
25 items
Happy Valentine's Day! This book list consists of books about Valentine's Day, love, friendships, and relationships. There are...
Topic Guide
Read Across the Decades: 1910-1919
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
16 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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Black History Month: Youth Picks
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
50 items
These recommendations for kids and teens celebrate Black children and their families and honor Black leaders throughout history...
Topic Guide
Palentines Day: Honoring the Love For All Your Friends
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
19 items
Palentines Day, celebrated on February 13, is the time to honor the platonic soul mates in your life! This holiday celebrates t...
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From Text to Screens: Books Becoming Films or TV Shows in 2023
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
22 items
If you'd like to get a jump start on reading a book before seeing the film or show, the Kansas City Public Library has got you ...
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Let's Talk Cancer
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AngelaH_KCMO
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 24, 2023
28 items
We all need a support network when life happens. Cancer of any kind is devastating the body and mind not only those going throu...
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News Literacy Week
Created on:
Jan 23, 2023
50 items
“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without trust, we have no shared reality, no democra...
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2023 Lunar New Year: The Year of the Rabbit and Cat
Created on:
Jan 10, 2023
20 items
The Lunar New Year is a tradition celebrated in China and in several East and Southeast Asian countries. This year in 2023 the ...
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Appreciate a Dragon Day : January 16
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Jan 10, 2023
20 items
Appreciate a Dragon Day is held each year on January 16 to celebrate literacy and honor some of our favorite dragons in books a...
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Dial A Story Picks - January 2023
Created on:
Jan 09, 2023
20 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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Coming Soon to a Screen Near You
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ChinesaR_KCMO
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 05, 2023
18 items
Book - to - movie adaptations coming in 2023 to theaters and streaming services. Read it before you see it!
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First in a Series
By:
JessieC_KCMO
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 03, 2023
22 items
Ready to start something new? Try one of these first titles in a number of popular book series.
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Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2022
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 27, 2022
29 items
Here are former President Obama's favorite books of the year!
"I always look forward to sharing my lists of favorite book...
2 likes
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Celebrating Kwanzaa!
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 27, 2022
44 items
Kwanzaa is a 7 day celebration of African heritage. The principles of Kwanzaa are Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determinati...
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Kitty Cat Christmas
By:
AngelaH_KCMO
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 20, 2022
9 items
For those cat lovers among us here is a feline fa la la!
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Celebrate Science Fiction Day
By:
JessieC_KCMO
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 19, 2022
20 items
January 2nd is Science Fiction Day! Try something new with one of these popular Sci-Fi novels published in the past couple of y...
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Give It a Listen
By:
JessieC_KCMO
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 18, 2022
16 items
Got a long road trip coming up? Never listened to an audiobook and want to give it a try? These excellent narrators and storie...
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My Readvent Calendar 2022
By:
KaiteS_KCMO
KaiteS_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 14, 2022
25 items
I've been counting down the days to Christmas in a #ReadventCalendar. One book a day until December 25 of personal favorites fr...
2 likes
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Books Under 200 Pages to Help Finish Your 2022 Reading Goal
Created on:
Dec 13, 2022
29 items
We're near the final stretch of 2022 - have you finished your Reading Goal yet? To hopefully help, the Kansas City Public Libra...
1 like
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Reading Discworld: Where To Begin?
By:
DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 10, 2022
15 items
A guide introducing you to the late Terry Pratchett's wonderful Discworld. With so many titles in this beloved franchise publis...
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Returning To Neverland: Peter Pan in Adaptation
By:
DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 09, 2022
6 items
In January of 2022 I embarked on a quest to read as many adaptations of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan stories as I could get my hands...
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Absurdity!
Created on:
Dec 07, 2022
38 items
Gobbledygook. Flummoxed. Wamble. Kibitzer. Does this all sound like a bunch of Piffle to you? It sure is! Please enjoy this lis...
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NPR: 2022 Books We Love
Created on:
Dec 06, 2022
50 items
National Public Radio, NPR, released the books that they loved that were published in 2022. There are over 400 titles! To help ...
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The 10 Best Books of 2022 According to the NYTimes
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 29, 2022
24 items
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Christmas Memories
Created on:
Nov 18, 2022
19 items
Is there anything better than curling up with a good book next to the fireplace (or heater) on a cold day during the holidays? ...
