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Kansas City Public Library

Contact Information

14 W 10th St
KCMO, MO 64105

(816) 701-3595

Focus Areas

  • Aging
  • Disability
  • Economic Security
  • Education & Youth
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Homelessness & Housing
  • Veterans & Military Families

The Kansas City Public Library is a doorway to knowledge for all people in our community.

  • About Us
    The Kansas City Public Library system consists of a central library, nine physical branches, a digital branch, and an outreach services program serving a constituency of over 250,000 in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to providing library services to residents, the Library also serves as a resource for the 1.7 million metropolitan residents of greater Kansas City.
  • Our Impact
    The Kansas City Public Library is a community hub in Kansas City, Missouri. It is a place where people can access the internet, attend English classes, meet authors, receive tax filing assistance, register to vote, and more. It is an integral part of the community because it serves all people. Through the Library's VISTA Project, various organizations around Kansas City, including the Library, are working with individuals experiencing homelessness, survivors of sexual violence, refugees, immigrants, people living below the poverty line, people who are differently abled, and more.

Positions at Kansas City Public Library

Jerusalem Farm VISTA Jerusalem Farm VISTA

Kansas City Public Library

Jerusalem Farm is a Catholic intentional community located in Kansas City, Missouri, built on the four cornerstones of Prayer, Community, Service and Simplicity. We strive to transform our lives and those around us through service retreat ...

Jerusalem Farm is a Catholic intentional community located in Kansas City, Missouri, built on the four cornerstones of Prayer, Community, ...

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Kansas City Public Library AmeriCorps VISTA Kansas City Public Library AmeriCorps VISTA

Kansas City Public Library

The Kansas City Public Library is a doorway to knowledge for all. It not only provides books and movies for people to check out, but it also is a community hub that connects people with quality information and resources. As an intermediary, the ...

The Kansas City Public Library is a doorway to knowledge for all. It not only provides books and movies for people to check out, but it also ...

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Pawsperity VISTA Pawsperity VISTA

Kansas City Public Library

Pawsperity provides job training and support to help struggling parents lift their children out of poverty. The VISTA member will be responsible for building the capacity to recruit, engage, and retain volunteers for a large-scale volunteer program ...

Pawsperity provides job training and support to help struggling parents lift their children out of poverty. The VISTA member will be ...

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Focus Community & Nonprofit Development + 1 more

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Flourish Furniture Bank AmeriCorps VISTA Flourish Furniture Bank AmeriCorps VISTA

Kansas City Public Library

As THE furniture bank of Kansas City, Flourish provides whole-home furnishings to clients referred by local social service agencies. Flourish partners with 70 agencies in the KC area that provide wrap-around housing, employment, and health support to ...

As THE furniture bank of Kansas City, Flourish provides whole-home furnishings to clients referred by local social service agencies. ...

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Heart of the City AmeriCorps VISTA Heart of the City AmeriCorps VISTA

Kansas City Public Library

Dunbar Farms is a 4-year old resident-identified initiative of Heart of the City Neighborhood Association that was established to create access to healthy food and address challenges faced by residents living in food deserts. The 108-year history of ...

Dunbar Farms is a 4-year old resident-identified initiative of Heart of the City Neighborhood Association that was established to create ...

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Kansas City Public Library Programs

Library AmeriCorps VISTA Project

The Kansas City Public Library has been granted the opportunity by the Corporation for National and Community Service to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) intermediary sponsor—The Library VISTA Project. As an intermediary, the Library partners with local organizations serving as AmeriCorps VISTA member host sites. AmeriCorps VISTA members provide a year of service, bringing their passion and perseverance where the need is greatest: to organizations that help eradicate poverty. Library VISTA Project members serve in a professional setting building partnerships, raising awareness, writing grants, and organizing volunteers.

Featured Positions
Flourish Furniture Bank AmeriCorps VISTA Heart of the City AmeriCorps VISTA