Kansas City Public Library
Encyclopedia
The Kansas City Public Library is a public system headquartered in the Central Library
in Kansas City
, Missouri
.
The system operates its Central Branch and neighborhood branches located in Kansas City, Independence
, and Sugar Creek
. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest and third largest public library system in the metropolitan Kansas City area.
Its special collections, housed in the Central Library's Missouri Valley Room, has a collection of Kansas City local history, including original and published materials, news articles, post cards, photographs, maps, and city directories dating from the community's earliest history. The Library's Ramos Collection includes books, pamphlets, journal articles and other materials relating to African-American history and culture.
"The Community Bookshelf [Central Library Parking Garage] is a striking feature of Kansas City's downtown. It runs along the south wall of the Central Library's parking garage on 10th Street between Wyandotte Street and Baltimore Avenue. The book spines, which measure approximately 25 feet by 9 feet, are made of signboard mylar. The shelf showcases 22 titles reflecting a wide variety of reading interests as suggested by Kansas City readers and then selected by The Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees."
This structure routinely appears on the email list of UNIQUE BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD. For photo go to:
http://www.kclibrary.org/?q=community-bookshelf
Central Library (Kansas City, Missouri)
The Central Library is the main library of the Kansas City Public Library system It is located at 14 West 10th Street at 500 E. 9th Street in the Library District in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States...
in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
.
The system operates its Central Branch and neighborhood branches located in Kansas City, Independence
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
, and Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek, Missouri
Sugar Creek is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,839 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar Creek is located at ....
. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest and third largest public library system in the metropolitan Kansas City area.
Its special collections, housed in the Central Library's Missouri Valley Room, has a collection of Kansas City local history, including original and published materials, news articles, post cards, photographs, maps, and city directories dating from the community's earliest history. The Library's Ramos Collection includes books, pamphlets, journal articles and other materials relating to African-American history and culture.
"The Community Bookshelf [Central Library Parking Garage] is a striking feature of Kansas City's downtown. It runs along the south wall of the Central Library's parking garage on 10th Street between Wyandotte Street and Baltimore Avenue. The book spines, which measure approximately 25 feet by 9 feet, are made of signboard mylar. The shelf showcases 22 titles reflecting a wide variety of reading interests as suggested by Kansas City readers and then selected by The Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees."
This structure routinely appears on the email list of UNIQUE BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD. For photo go to:
http://www.kclibrary.org/?q=community-bookshelf
Branches
- CentralCentral Library (Kansas City, Missouri)The Central Library is the main library of the Kansas City Public Library system It is located at 14 West 10th Street at 500 E. 9th Street in the Library District in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States...
- 14 West 10th Street - L.H. Bluford - 3050 Prospect Avenue
- North-East - 6000 Wilson Road
- Plaza - 4801 Main Street
- I.H. Ruiz - 2017 West Pennway Street
- Southeast - 6242 Swope Parkway
- Sugar Creek - 102 South Sterling Avenue - (Sugar Creek)
- Trails West - 11401 East 23rd Street - (Independence)
- Waldo - 201 East 75th Street
- Westport - 118 Westport Road