The library estimates its share of the project would cost $4.5 million — half the estimated $10 million price of renovating its current building — and would lower annual operating costs that ...

Beds at the Old Central Library on Jan. 26, 2023. / File photo by Ariana Drehsler This post originally appeared in the Jan. 27 Morning Report. Get the daily newsletter in your inbox today. Subscribe ...

Aug. 30, 1889: A 15-year-old boy, who remained anonymous, was “the most active subscriber the Kansas City Public Library ever had,” having read 95 books in three months the previous winter.

Built in 1915, the building was owned by Richard and Wendy Popp, who purchased it in 2005 after it was decommissioned as the town’s library. The couple lived in the lower level and ran their ...

Old Marion library may be demolished. The building will go through Central Corridor Review process as staff prepares to get bids for demolition ready. Gage Miskimen. Jan. 6, 2023 1:03 pm.