Kansas City Public Library

Greetings From Kansas City

Brian Ellison, Matthew Long-Middleton and Claire McInerny — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:40:00 +0000

Before friends could tell their friends about their travels through email, social media and phone calls, postcards were the way to tell people where one was traveling. On Monday, the Kansas City Public Library will open its "Greetings From Kansas City" exhibit which showcases 200 postcards about Kansas City from the 1930s and 40s.

These postcards tell the story of Kansas City as the booming metropolis of the Midwest during this time period and depicts different scenes from around town.

Fiction Writer Anne Enright

Angela Elam — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:23:33 +0000

Winner of the first ever Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction in 2012, Irish author Anne Enright talks about her often darkly humorous approach to writing about love, desire, death, and family.

Fiction Writer Jim Shepard

Angela Elam — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:00:35 +0000

Acclaimed fiction writer Jim Shepard is the author of six novels and several short story collections, including Like You'd Understand Anyway, winner of the 2008 Story Prize and a National Book Award finalist.

One Man's Walkabout In Kansas

Laura Spencer — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:14:27 +0000

In recent years, urban planners have renewed their focus on creating walkable communities. Walking is the most basic mode of transportation – and yet, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, it’s not as common as in other parts of the country.

Local Artifacts From The Atomic Era

Susan B. Wilson — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:53:17 +0000

Once upon a time, youth in the '50s and '60s lived in fear. They practiced going to “fallout” shelters to escape the atomic bomb.

Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City

Susan B. Wilson and Suzanne Hogan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:32:26 +0000

Studies from Google indicated that 42 percent of lower income areas in Kansas City didn’t have access to Internet. Google Fiber has plans to address that with super high-speed Internet service but there have been challenges to linking the information superhighway to poor communities. Being disconnected from the internet’s wide world of information leaves many urban residents, students and job seekers far behind their more affluent neighbors.

KC History: What Led To Vietnam

Andrea Silenzi and Monroe Dodd — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:30:54 +0000

How did America end up in Vietnam? Coming up on Central Standard Friday, a look at the 40 years of political, military and diplomatic decisions that led to U.S. involvement in Indochina, going back to Versailles Peace Conference in 1919.

The Book Doctors: Reading For The Waning Days Of Summer

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:58:36 +0000

For those of you who still have some summer vacation remaining, or for those of you who have a bit more free time now that the kids are finally returning to school this week, look no further than the Book Doctors for a few new reading recommendations.

Preserving The History Of Black Kansas City

Susan B. Wilson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:56:00 +0000

The Black Archives of Mid-America recently completed renovations on a new exhibit and archive space and also welcomed a new executive director, Doretha Williams. Williams has a doctorate from the University of Kansas in American Studies and hopes to bring the community back to the archives.