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How to Read Back Issues of the New York Times for Free Online
If you’re an online news junkie, chances are the Gray Lady’s paywall is your bête noire. For the past year, The New York Times has been allowing readers limited access. But now, the Library is...
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Classic Review: Ulysses by James Joyce
In honor of Bloomsday on June 16, the day Irish lit fans celebrate the novel Ulysses, our classics expert Bernie revisits James Joyce’s novel to determine what makes it so worthy of celebration.KC Unbound
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How to Find Free Humanities Articles Online
It’s Sunday night and your research paper on Hadrian’s Villa ain’t gonna write itself. You need fast, easy-to-digest, and reliable reference information, but the library is closed and you’ve already...
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The 7 Best Ebook Apps for Your Smartphone or Tablet
The joys of reading ebooks are not restricted to those who own Kindles, Nooks, or other ereaders. If you have a smartphone or tablet, you too can enjoy ebooks checked out from the Library or downloaded...
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America's Music at the Library
Bob Walkenhorst’s regular gig at the Record Bar in Westport is usually standing room only. And in Norway he’s revered as a rock god. But you don’t have to stand in line, pay a cover charge, or fly to...
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Onward and Upward with Enterprise!
After two years of study and implementation, the Kansas City Public Library’s new on-line catalog – known as Enterprise– hits the Internet this month.Digital Branch manager David LaCrone, the man in...
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Quantrill in the Movies
Relatively few Kansans have gone on to be immortalized in the movies, but William Clarke Quantrill, the Confederate guerrilla leader infamous for the August, 1863, sack of Lawrence, Kansas, has been...
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Pronouncer, Like Spellers, Must Be Perfect
Saturday may not be quite what Bernie Norcott-Mahany imagined when he said yes three years ago to serving as the pronouncer for the Jackson County Spelling Bee.KC Unbound
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Free Music: As Much As You Want, When You Want It.
Stream the music you want. When you want it. No ads. No charge.Who wouldn’t like the concept?It didn’t take patrons of the Kansas City Public Library long to discover — and take advantage of — the...
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All Is Well(ness) at Bluford Branch
One by one on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, some 60 people of varying size, shape, and age will step atop a scale at the L.H. Bluford Branch to measure the returns from 12 weeks of sweat and...
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2012 Design Futures/High School Program @ Plaza
Area high school students and their families receive an eyeful and an earful about design careers at the 2012 Design Futures/High School Program on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10 a.m. to noon at the...
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2012 Design Futures/High School Program @ Plaza
Area high school students and their families receive an eyeful and an earful about design careers at the 2012 Design Futures/High School Program on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10 a.m. to noon at the...
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How to Read Back Issues of the New York Times for Free Online
If you’re an online news junkie, chances are the Gray Lady’s paywall is your bête noire. For the past year, The New York Times has been allowing readers limited access. But now, the Library is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Classic Review: Ulysses by James Joyce
In honor of Bloomsday on June 16, the day Irish lit fans celebrate the novel Ulysses, our classics expert Bernie revisits James Joyce’s novel to determine what makes it so worthy of celebration.KC Unbound
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Find Free Humanities Articles Online
It’s Sunday night and your research paper on Hadrian’s Villa ain’t gonna write itself. You need fast, easy-to-digest, and reliable reference information, but the library is closed and you’ve already...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 7 Best Ebook Apps for Your Smartphone or Tablet
The joys of reading ebooks are not restricted to those who own Kindles, Nooks, or other ereaders. If you have a smartphone or tablet, you too can enjoy ebooks checked out from the Library or downloaded...
View ArticleClik here to view.
America's Music at the Library
Bob Walkenhorst’s regular gig at the Record Bar in Westport is usually standing room only. And in Norway he’s revered as a rock god. But you don’t have to stand in line, pay a cover charge, or fly to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quantrill in the Movies
Relatively few Kansans have gone on to be immortalized in the movies, but William Clarke Quantrill, the Confederate guerrilla leader infamous for the August, 1863, sack of Lawrence, Kansas, has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pronouncer, Like Spellers, Must Be Perfect
Saturday may not be quite what Bernie Norcott-Mahany imagined when he said yes three years ago to serving as the pronouncer for the Jackson County Spelling Bee.KC Unbound
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free Music: As Much As You Want, When You Want It.
Stream the music you want. When you want it. No ads. No charge.Who wouldn’t like the concept?It didn’t take patrons of the Kansas City Public Library long to discover — and take advantage of — the...
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