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KCPL's Favorite Reads of 2023
Created on:
Dec 28, 2023
73 items
Your Kansas City Public Library staff read A LOT of books this past year! Here's merely a few of their favorites from every gen...
General Recommendations
Audio File Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2023
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 19, 2023
33 items
General Recommendations
The Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time*
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 03, 2023
85 items
*According to Time Magazine
3 likes
Topic Guide
Hispanic Horror
By:
HollyW_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 23, 2023
10 items
For Hispanic Heritage Month, here is a selection of horror stories written by Latin-American authors.
3 likes
Topic Guide
Read Across the Decades: 1950 - 1959
Created on:
May 30, 2023
24 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
Topic Guide
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...
1 like
General Recommendations
Women's History Month
By:
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 27, 2023
25 items
March is Women's History Month so we have created this booklist for you! There are books for children through adults, available...
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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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General Recommendations
Best Books of 2022 According to Time Magazine
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 17, 2022
94 items
1 like
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
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Truly Terrifying Reads
By:
JessieC_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 16, 2022
17 items
Good luck falling asleep after reading these bone chilling stories!
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Topic Guide
Hispanic Heritage Month
By:
HunterH_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 13, 2022
15 items
September 15th marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month! Join us in celebrating the contributions and influence of Hispanic i...
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General Recommendations
Hispanic Heritage Month
By:
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 22, 2022
29 items
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, RISE has created a book list that's for children through adults. There are physical books...
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General Recommendations
Barack Obama's Summer Reading List
By:
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 27, 2022
14 items
Looking for an engrossing beach read? President Barack Obama has you covered!
In what has become an annual tradition, the forme...
1 like
General Recommendations
Books Published the Week of 7/18/2022
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 18, 2022
37 items
General Recommendations
RISE Recommends Master-List 4
By:
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 14, 2022
100 items
This is the fourth master-list of all of the RISE Recommends.
1 like
General Recommendations
New York Times Notable Books of 2021
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 03, 2021
92 items
2021 is drawing to a close, check out these titles for a strong finish to the year!
2 likes
Topic Guide
31 Scares of October
Created on:
Oct 22, 2021
31 items
You've been looking for fright in all the wrong places, haven't you? Since it's never too late to get your fear on, treat yours...
General Recommendations
Hispanic Heritage Month pics for Teens Outside the Teen Room!
By:
HelenL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 23, 2021
14 items
Non-YA titles & YA e-books by Latinx authors that teens might like!
(Available for Central Library teens now at the time I...
General Recommendations
31 Days of Halloween!
By:
AdrielleC_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 22, 2021
31 items
31 days, 31 books. A couple personal favorites; others' are classics that have built the wonders around Hallow's Eve.
General Recommendations
Hispanic heritage month
By:
KarlaM_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 14, 2021
56 items
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cu...
General Recommendations
Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month Reads
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 14, 2021
54 items
National Hispanic Heritage Month traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans as w...
Topic Guide
Fiction for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Created on:
Sep 08, 2021
30 items
For National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), we celebrate with a list of books whose authors come from Sp...
General Recommendations
Doorway to Story
Created on:
Jan 03, 2021
28 items
Most readers just want a good story, told well, with relatable characters and a lively pace. Following is a list of all-time fa...
General Recommendations
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020
By:
LD_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 13, 2020
41 items
Celebrated from September 15th - October 15th, Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and honors the contributions of Hispanic and ...