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Title: Libraries Work Together to Expand Their Offerings Across the Area
Description: Article describes efforts by the three major public library systems in the Metropolitan Area - The Kansas City Public Library, Mid-Continent Public Library, and Johnson County Public Llibrary - to integrate their online catalogs to allow for one search of all three library collections. Another plan calls for one library card for all three library systems.
Date: 2013-02-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view taken at an unidentified Kansas City Public Library location during Children's Book Week in 1923. In addition to the five unidentified children, various children's posters and books are in view. Probably was taken in one of the library's branch locations.
Date: 1923
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Identified on the back of the photograph as the Art Department.
Date: 1952
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Identified on the back of the photograph as the Art Department.
Date: 1952
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Children at the Swinney Branch Library
Description: Children seated at tables inside the Swinney Branch Library, located inside the E. F. Swinney Public School on W. 47th Street, between Holly and West Prospect Place (Jarboe).
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view taken at the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 48th and Main in the Country Club Plaza. Taken on the main entry floor looking toward the southwest with the information service desk, main entrance and circulation desk in view. Celebration taking place is the grand closing of the building held on December 28, 2001. Kelly McIniry is standing on the far right.
Date: 2001-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Library employee identified as Paul Liter working in the bindery area of the Kansas City Public Library, Main branch at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view of book stacks and an unidentified young woman noted on the back of the photograph as the children's room at the Northeast Branch of the Kansas City Public Library system.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes posters strung up in a display promoting the building of a new main branch. The section in view is titled: "new libraries in the U.S.A." Individuals viewing the posters are identified on the back of the photograph as Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aerowood and Donald Kerler.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes two librarians assisting two adults at the library card sign up table, most unidentified. Exact location in library not given, but appears to be by the fireplace in perhaps the front entrance area. Woman on the left is believed to be Helen Mahurin.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes unidentified young man browsing the record section.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes two unidentified employees seated at the film department reference desk. Film containers are in view on the desk and on a cart.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View believed to have been taken in the Reference area with a sign in the background denoting "Missouri Room." Adults and baby in view are unidentified, except woman on the far left is believed to be librarian Lorraine Crouse.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes unidentified teens browsing the shelves, probably taken in the teen area of the library.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes a librarian, an African American man as well as two African American children, all unidentified. Exact location in library not given, may be the children's or youth area.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes posters strung up in a display promoting the building of a new main branch. Couple viewing the posters is identified on the back of the photograph as Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hansen of Hamberg, Iowa.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes posters strung up in a display promoting the building of a new main branch. Individuals viewing the posters are identified on the back of the photograph as Charles Erman and Helen Menzey.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes unidentified children, probably taken in the children's area during story time.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes unidentified children and storryteller, probably taken in the children's area during story time.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Public Library
Description: Interior view, taken in the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library located at 9th and Locust in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View includes African American children probably taken in the children's area during story time.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

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