In 1899 the library came under the authority of the Board of Education and remains under it today. Pictures of Kansas City, Kansas' first Carnegie Library building which opened in 1904 are available here. The materials in the Kansas Collection are reference materials which must be used in the reference area of the library. Our local history and genealogy holdings can be accessed through OTTO , the Library's Online Catalog. If you are interested in local history and genealogy organizations the HUB , our database of community organizations and service information can assist you.
Internet access is available to history and genealogy sites on the web.
When you require information on local history and government, the Kansas Collection may hold your answer. It also contains documents relating to the history of Kansas City, Kansas. The collection consists of manuscripts, diaries, journals, mission records, land plats, maps and photographs. Kansas City, Kansas Public School Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks covering a period from 1950 through 1960. Photographs of Kansas City, Kansas Schools.