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Read Across the Decades: 1920 - 1929
Created on:
Mar 07, 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...
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KCPS Loves to Read - March Recommendations
Created on:
Feb 23, 2023
32 items
These are recommendations from the KCPS Reads Reading Campaign.
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Happy Galentine's Day!
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 14, 2023
58 items
Celebrate your squad all year. Here's a list of books and movies with fantastic female friends!
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Books Published the Week of 2/6/2023
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HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 06, 2023
53 items
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2023 Youth Media Awards
Created on:
Feb 04, 2023
81 items
We're so excited to share the 2023 YMA winners with you!
Award Descriptions:
John Newbery Medal: For the most outstanding con...
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Topic Guide
Read Across the Decades: 1910-1919
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
31 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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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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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Who Says 13 Is a Bad Number?
Created on:
Jan 10, 2023
19 items
Though it’s uncertain when Friday the 13th traditions exactly began, negative superstitions have swirled around the number 13 f...
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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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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...
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Top Picks
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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Science in Action: Chapter Books Featuring Young Scientists
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JosieS_KCMO
JosieS_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 06, 2022
11 items
These chapter books feature characters who use their love of science to solve problems outside of the classroom.
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Fast-Paced Fiction
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JessieC_KCMO
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 28, 2022
19 items
Have a reading goal you are trying to meet? Been in a bit of a reading slump? These fast-paced plots will have you flying throu...
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Best Books of 2022 According to Time Magazine
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HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 17, 2022
94 items
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Noirvember
Created on:
Nov 10, 2022
30 items
Cynical heroes, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots filled with deception, corruption, and self-destructive anti-heroes...
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Topic Guide
Literary Table of Elements
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AlishaH_KCMO
AlishaH_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 17, 2022
72 items
In celebration of National Chemistry Week, October 16 – 22, the Kansas City Public Library has created The Literary Table of El...
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Books Published the Week of 10/17/2022
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HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 17, 2022
51 items
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Books Published the Week of 09/26/2022
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HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 28, 2022
52 items
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Books Published the Week of 09/19/2022
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HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 22, 2022
63 items
General Recommendations
Black Banned Books
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 20, 2022
48 items
In honor of Banned Books Week, here are some amazing banned books by Black authors talking about all that is the black experience.
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Go Ahead, Read a Banned Book!
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
72 items
"The ALA has documented 681 challenges to books through the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different tit...
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Strong Women in Books!
By:
KelseyB_KCMO
KelseyB_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
10 items
This is a booklist of some great books that feature some empowering ladies who are pretty awesome, if you ask me! - Created by ...
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Library books about a library!
By:
AngelaH_KCMO
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 14, 2022
14 items
This library lady hunted down library books with library in the title!
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