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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...
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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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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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New Year New Recipe
By:
KarlaM_KCMO
KarlaM_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 10, 2023
62 items
~Ring in the new year with recipes that will usher in a year of prosperity~
1 like
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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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Female Sleuths
By:
HollyW_KCMO
HollyW_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 15, 2022
16 items
Women conducting amateur murder investigations
2 likes
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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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Books Published the Week of 12/05/2022
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 06, 2022
50 items
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Rejoice in Despair: Shadows of Wednesday Addams
By:
CullenR_KCMO
CullenR_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 30, 2022
12 items
Do you rejoice in despair? Do you honor the fortunate dead? Do others severely underestimate your apathy? Do you wonder if the ...
3 likes
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National Espresso Day
By:
JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 22, 2022
32 items
Read some of these book for a boost!
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Best Books of 2022 According to Time Magazine
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 17, 2022
94 items
1 like
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SciFri Book Club
Created on:
Nov 17, 2022
24 items
The SciFri Book Club was created by Science Friday to bring people together around all things science reading – anything from s...
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November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month
By:
JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 15, 2022
44 items
Read some amazing books by these Puerto Rican authors this month!
Topic Guide
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...
2 likes
Topic Guide
Maya Angelou Book Award 2022
Created on:
Nov 09, 2022
13 items
The Maya Angelou Book Award was founded in 2020 to honor the legacy of Missouri-born author Maya Angelou by celebrating contemp...
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Remembering Leslie Jordan
By:
DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 04, 2022
10 items
Star of stage and screen Leslie Jordan passed away on October 24th of 2022. He was a prominent influential figure in the LGBTQ ...
2 likes
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GMA Book Club
Created on:
Nov 02, 2022
39 items
Every month, Good Morning America, or GMA, Book Club selects novels showcasing diverse and compelling authors telling both fict...
3 likes
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Truly Terrifying Reads
By:
JessieC_KCMO
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 16, 2022
17 items
Good luck falling asleep after reading these bone chilling stories!
2 likes
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Teens' Top Ten Nominees for TeenTober
By:
ChinesaR_KCMO
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 15, 2022
25 items
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year...
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National Coming Out Day!
By:
JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 11, 2022
40 items
October 11th is National Coming Out Day! These stories all have characters (real and fictional) that have decided to come out ...
2 likes
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Dame Angela Lansbury: Stage & Screen Legend
Created on:
Oct 11, 2022
14 items
Dame Angela Lansbury was a Hollywood and Broadway sensation for over seven decades. She brought a commanding, ladylike presence...
1 like
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Pura Belpré Award Winners
Created on:
Oct 11, 2022
21 items
The Pura Belpré Award is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and ce...
3 likes
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Short Horror
By:
HollyW_KCMO
HollyW_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 09, 2022
13 items
Works of frightening fiction that are less then 250 pages.
3 likes
Topic Guide
Further Spooky Fun for FrankenWines
Created on:
Oct 07, 2022
22 items
If after listening to some spooky stories under the waxing crescent moon in Union Cemetery, Missouri's oldest public cemetery, ...
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