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Special Notices:

In response to COVID-19, access inside of all libraries will be closed until further notice.
Curbside hold pickup & bookdrops are available during limited hours at all branch locations.

Curbside Pickup

West Wyandotte, Main, & South Branch
Mon.-Thurs. 9AM - 7PM
Fri. 9AM - 5PM

FL Schlagle & Turner Community
Mon.-Fri.
9AM - 5PM

Pickup your holds curbside during limited hours at a branch location.

Libby Copeland

Virtual Author Event: Libby Copeland

Monday, November 9th
6:30PM

Author Libby Copeland will join us via Zoom to discuss her new book The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are.

Monster Picture Frame

Treat Container

Take Home Fall Crafts

The library has take home crafts for you! Find the crafts you want and come to the library branch listed to pick them up for free!

Haunted Library

Genealogy Sessions

Friendly Readers

Virtual Job Board

Online Programs @ KCKPL

There's so much going on at the online programming blog like a digital escape room, one on one genealogy sessions, a virtual job board, and more!

New Books

Checkout New October Books

Click on a book cover to checkout or place a hold on this list of brand new books!

GRA

Global Read Aloud

Mondays @ 4:00PM

Join our Zoom read-aloud every Monday as library staff read Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds.

Freegal

Freegal

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Pickup your holds curbside

West Wyandotte, Main, & South Branch libraries have curbside pickup from Mon-Thurs. 9AM-7PM and Fri. 9AM-5PM. Turner and F.L. Schlagle's curbside pickup runs from 9AM-5PM Mon-Fri.

In response to COVID-19, access inside of all libraries will be closed until further notice.

You can also always find ebooks, streaming movies, and audiobooks on our eCommunity website.

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