Next week our Off The Wall rooftop film series returns to the Central Library! This summer in honor of #kcLibrary150 , the theme is Party Central and we've lined up four films with amazing party scenes.

Join us Friday, June 21 for Barbie: kclibrary.org/OffTheWall

🚨Patron Notice: All Library locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19 for Juneteenth.

Cheers! 🥃 Today is #NationalBourbonDay , which seems like a good time to mention the our #kcHistory site PendergastKC.org has had a bit of a refresh. On the site you can find articles and photos like this one from Kansas City during the Jazz Age & Great Depression.

Greetings from Greece, where a KCPL cardholder snapped this photo. Where will you take the Library this summer? Tag us in photos of your Library card in interesting places, or send them to us via DM. At the end of August we'll randomly pick one person to win some Library goodies.

Ari Shapiro speaking at the KCMO Public Library. He has so many interesting insights.

NPR’s ⁦Ari Shapiro⁩ at the ⁦KCMO Public Library⁩ #kc

Tonight's event with NPR journalist Ari Shapiro is live on YouTube. The program begins at 7 p.m. Join us: youtube.com/watch?v=v0RCba…

#kcLibrary150

The Young Actors Workshop - for toddlers through teens - was launched over a decade ago at the Plaza Branch as part of #kcSummerReads .

The workshop returns July 8-12. Classes are free, but space is limited and an RSVP is required. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3t5xjym6

Another KCMO Public Library stop. Gonna have to hit the plaza for their #pride displays next week.

According to our Romance Novel Heat Index™️, it is going to be hot for a cowboy outside today folks!

Please remember you can enjoy the AC at your favorite Library location. Also, due to the heat advisory there will be no Pop in at the Park today (6/13).

Thanks to everyone who joined us this evening for the Art in the Loop Kickoff with KC Streetcar 🚊! Special thanks to all of the artists who attended tonight and performed.

How's your Summer Reading going? If you're looking to find some friendly folks to discuss books with, the Library hosts a variety of monthly book groups. Here's what they're reading in June and how you can join: tinyurl.com/erkv6hx9

#kcSummerReads

TONIGHT (6/12) join the Library and KC Streetcar 🚊 for the Art in the Loop Kickoff celebration. This year's theme for the downtown public art and performance series is Convivencia, which was inspired by our #kcLibrary150 event with Tommi Laitio: tinyurl.com/mrxrs7mb

🚨Patron Notice: The Westport and Bluford Branches will be closed Wed. June 12 for staff training. Find a full list of Library locations and hours at kclibrary.org/locations

This evening's program about the impact of Sputnik 1 and the militarization of space in partnership with U.S. Army CGSC is live on YouTube. The program begins at 6 p.m.

Join us: youtube.com/watch?v=xjElJD…

Our next youth fitness event with former Mizzou Football player Tony Temple this Wed. June 12! Sessions are geared toward children ages 5 to 12 and run from 5:30-6:30 p.m at our North-East Branch. More info: tinyurl.com/33m665ew

On Friday, June 21, we're hosting our first-ever Tween Lock-In specifically for kids 8-11!

Space is limited. Learn more and RSVP here: kclibrary.org/calendar/tween…

TOMORROW (6/11) at the Plaza Branch U.S. Army CGSC historian Sean Kalic discusses the impact Sputnik 1, the Soviet Union's basketball-size aluminum orb that began the space race and heightened Cold War tensions, as well as the ongoing militarization of space: tinyurl.com/ue9knk6k

Our Books to Go program serves 4,500-5,000 children a month at daycares & schools in the Library’s service area. While that work in and of itself is a TREAT, sometimes there are other perks like this sweet note from Hale Cook Elementary Pre-K. More info: kclibrary.org/BooksToGo

.Ari Shapiro will speak at the Central Library this Thurs. June 13! The third and final allotment of registrations will be available starting at 10 a.m. on June 11: tinyurl.com/8swfnvct