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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 19h

Join us at the Bluford Branch for a week full of movies to get you in the Halloween spirit. 👻🎃

Swipe through to see which films are being played from October 26 to November 1. 🎬

#Halloween #KCMO #KansasCity #ThingsToDoInKC #KCEvents

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Today's 'Heartland Book Festival Speaker | Nnedi Okorafor: 'Death of the Author'' event is live on YouTube. Join us!

Heartland Book Festival Speaker | Nnedi Okorafor: 'Death of the Author'

Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel Death of the Author is about salvation through the act of creation. A work of what she calls Africanfuturism — a blend of science ...

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Today's 'Heartland Book Festival Speaker | Derrick Barnes: 'The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze'' event is live on YouTube. Join us!

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Heartland Book Festival Speaker | Derrick Barnes: 'The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze'

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Come in costume to the Plaza Branch at 6 p.m. on October 17.

More information: tinyurl.com/u8wm3zzv

#ChildrensAuthor #Halloween #KCMO #KansasCity #ThingsToDoInKC #KCEvents

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Spooky Season: Mr. Stinky Feet’s Hoppin’ & Boppin’ Halloween Dance Party

Join Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove for songs about dancing skeletons, bugs, and other silly creatures.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Stinky Feet is coming back to the Library for Friday Night Family Fun! Join Jim Cosgrove for songs about dancing skeletons, bugs, and other silly creatures to celebrate the release of his new book, 'The Hiccup Pickup’s Happy Halloween'! 🎃🛻

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Our Library locations have worked hard to bring you creative and educational displays for Banned Books Week! 🔥📚

Exercise your freedom to read with us every day of the year.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #FreedomToRead #KCMO

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Each session covers something new, but some of the topics will be repeated at different locations, allowing you to catch up if you missed one.

Details on all sessions: tinyurl.com/4cf5estd

#Alzheimers #AlzheimersAwareness #EndALZ #KCEvents

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 4d

The Library and the Alzheimer's Association are continuing to offer educational sessions and workshops through December 2. 💜

Five of our branches are hosting programs about Alzheimer's, covering topics such as warning signs, caregiver finances, healthy living, and more.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Join us at the Heartland Book Festival presented in partnership with Missouri Humanities and @mymcpl.bsky.social this Saturday, October 11, starting at 9 a.m.

Get free tickets and find more information at heartlandbookfest.org

#ASMR #CoffeeASMR #BookLovers #KCMO

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Heartland Book Festival | Kansas City: Find Your Story

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 5d

To learn more, visit kclibrary.org/calendar and use the search filter to view health and well-being options. 💪

Unlock a new world with your Library card today! 🔓✨

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Calendar | Kansas City Public Library

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 5d

The Kansas City Public Library is committed to community well-being. Access free exercise classes at Library locations.

Weekly features include yoga, MixxedFit, and HIIT classes, brought to you by NickiFit.

Watch here: youtu.be/kbR4fe60jLU?...

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Unlock New Fitness Goals with the Library

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Our Missouri Valley Special Collections team had a great time at Oktoberfest this weekend, talking to nearly 650 people about local history and handing out pins, stickers, and souvenir KC brewery postcards.

Prost! 🥨🎶🍗

#KCOktoberfest #KCMO #KCEvents #KCHistory

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 7d

Celebrate Banned Books Week with the Library by checking out some of the most challenged books from last year.

How many of these stories have you read?

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #FreedomToRead #KCMO @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Newton fuses acrylic painting with digital techniques, layering mixed media to portray Black icons from both past and present.

This display is open now through January 3. Learn more at kclibrary.org/exhibitions

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Bobo-Ligon combines painting with collage and assemblage to create emotionally rich textures, reflecting her experiences as an African American woman in contemporary life.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 8d

A new exhibition just opened at the Central Library! 🌟 Dialogue brings together the mixed media works of Stasi Bobo-Ligon and Joseph A. Newton in a celebration of Black identity.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 9d

Are you ready for it? The Life of a Showgirl is available for FREE to stream on @hoopladigital.bsky.social with your Library card. 🧡

Download the app and log in with your card number.

#TaylorSwift #TheLifeOfAShowgirl #KCMO

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 10d

Get your books hot to go from the Library! 🎤💖📖

#KansasCity #ChappellRoan #HOTTOGO

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 11d

Did you know you can check out board games from the Library? 🎲 Jazz up your game nights with top-rated games on the shelves at the Bluford, Plaza, and Waldo branches.

#KansasCity #KCMO #ThingsToDoInKC

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 12d

For years, Robinson has helped immigrants access the Library's quality services, resources, and lifelong learning opportunities by reaching out, educating, and advocating for them.

Photo by Stephen Slaughter.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Refugee & Immigrant Outreach Services Manager Julie Robinson for receiving the Award for Academic Leadership from the International Relations Council.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 13d

If you're looking for a book group to join, the Kansas City Public Library has you covered with both in-person and online options. ☕📚

Please join any of these discussions in October.

For more information, visit kclibrary.org/book-groups

#BookGroups #ThingsToDoInKC #KCLibrary #KCMO

October Book Groups:
Death of the Author meets Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Waldo Branch
Kindred meets Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Ruiz Branch
Everything Is Under Control meets Oct. 3 at 12 p.m. at the Westport Branch
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store meets Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. at the Southeast Branch

October Book Groups:
The Mother-in-Law meets Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Sugar Creek Branch
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep meets Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Westport Branch
The Mexican Gothic meets Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. at Frost KC
A Murder in Hollywood meets Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Library

October Book Groups:
About the Carleton Sisters meets Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Swope Ridge Gardens Apartments
Somewhere Beyond the Sea meets Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Waldo Branch
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World meets Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Trails West Branch
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit meets Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Plaza Branch and Online

October Book Groups:
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares meets Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at Asian Cafe
The Girl in His Shadow meets whenever online

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 13d

Special thanks to the Young Friends of the Kansas City Public Library for co-presenting these events.

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 13d

With summer wrapped up, we hosted our final Off the Wall screening of 2025 on Friday. 🎬

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Black Panther and our other screenings shown on the Central Library rooftop this summer.

We look forward to seeing you again in 2026!

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Kansas City Public Library @kclibrary.bsky.social · 14d

Check out this list from our North-East Branch staff. It highlights Deaf culture and shows that communication is more than just sound: https://tinyurl.com/3x9d2xuk

#WorldDeafDay #AccessibilityMatters #KCLibrary #KCMO

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Hear Our Hands — a staff-created list from The Kansas City Public Library

Celebrate World Deaf Day Explore stories that speak through silence. This collection highlights the experiences, voices, and resilience of Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Whether through fiction, memoir, or educational insight, these books honor Deaf culture and the power of communication beyond sound all at the NE Branch!

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