Find it Here

Dubhán, Annika, & Jonathan … you did it! You made the leap. Now you’re enterprising entrepreneurs. You’ve launched a startup to build a better bagel, or move freight faster, or design cutting-edge computer systems in some revolutionary new way. Now you’re your own boss(es)! But where do you turn when little problems threaten to deflate your big dream?

Don’t worry. Your Library Card connects you to ReferenceUSA where you can:

• see sales and expenditures of nearby competitors (just by drawing on a map)

• generate a mailing list of potential customers (based on their consumer snapshot)

• welcome residents who just moved into town with a coupon (from the database of new movers)

Want more? You can’t beat The Kansas City Business Journal online. From there you can access the coveted Book of Lists!

Still want more? That’s why you’re going to beat the odds and make it. How about access to over 20 business databases and resources?

Master your accounting with a Lynda.com tutorial on QuickBooks. Learn about forecasting profits and losses with the Small Business Reference Center. We can even help you cut costs with printable and customizable legal forms for Kansas and Missouri.

You know what? Consider us your “silent” partner. We’ll help you find it here!

We're here to serve you. Not just with our remarkable collection of materials for you to check out. Not just with our impactful programs and events. Sometimes you just need space. Whether it's to study, have a conference, meeting, class, whatever, the Library has rooms for you! From 1 person to 150 people, you can reserve a room that suits your educational, cultural, intellectual, recreational, or charitable activities. 

Atabong and Dada, February is a month about LOVE!!! And, the Library is for lovers.

Wait! Before reading the rest of this post, let’s set the mood with some silky-smooth jazz from our Naxos Music Library. Now, please, continue reading.

Don't forget that Valentine's Day is right around the corner. It's a celebration of love. It’s recognizing and appreciating all the hard work that goes into achieving and maintaining a successful relationship. You love each other. You are committed to each other. Attraction? Oh yeah! Yet, that’s not enough is it? Some say you’ve got to work at a relationship. Why? Because you have to love each other enough to get past those moments you don’t like each other!

That’s where we come in. Your Library Card can be more powerful than a box of chocolates and definitely better than a Dear John letter.

Our idea of a good date? Believe it or not, a Librarian is better than eHarmony. True! Trust us, the Library has what you need to create a summer of love:

1. Do your research. There’s some good stuff in those steamy romance novels. Get some “informal” learning with eBooks and eAudiobooks from Axis 360.
2. Get “scentual.” No, we didn’t misspell “sensual.” We’re talkin’ aromatherapy! Learn olfactory optimization with a Universal Class.
3. Greet your partner with “Je t'aime,” “Te amo,” “Abdi bogoh ka anjeun” and a kiss! Where did you get so worldly? That’s right, Mango Languages.
4. Croon. Lynda lessons will help you lyricize your love song.
5. If they don’t get the hint, look for inspiration together from magazines like Cosmopolitan with eMagazines from RBdigital.
6. In the end, entertainment. Stream independent films, shorts and documentaries from around the world. InstantFlix and chill.

Good luck! ;)   

Need a little quiet? Want a small space to collaborate and communicate? Two words: Study Rooms. They are free and may be reserved up to three months in advance, on a first-come, first served basis by students, study groups or anyone at all!

AVA:"Huh. Study rooms."

BOB: "Are you an interior designer?"

AVA: "No, why?"

BOB: "Then why do you want to study rooms?"

AVA: "You're not funny."

We're here to help you make this your best school year ever!

Sophia, that's the look of success! Your face tells the story.

You are a homework hero! Your secret weapon: your Library Card. In a single bound, you leap directly into Biography in Context! Why? Because you know that when you want the stories of famous people, it's the place to go! 

• Actors
• Famous African Americans
• Athletes and coaches
• Notable women
• Politicians and dignitaries
• Scientists
• Social reformers
• Young adult writers 

For a recent homework assignment, you chose to report on Thurgood Marshall. You found videos, radio stories, audio clips, 133 newspaper articles, 160 magazine articles and more!

But you went the extra mile! You visited Homework Help Kids where you found Encyclopedia Britannica School, the Kids Reference eBook Collection, and more magazine and newspaper articles from TOPICsearch.

You're kind of an expert now, Sophia. You wrote a report your teacher called "remarkable!" So take a selfie to capture that look: the look of accomplishment!         

Let's say you've got a group of 10 - 18 people getting together to exchange porridge recipes. A meeting room that hosts up to 150 people is just too big! What about a 6 person study room? Well, there are fire codes! And, what if somebody forgets to wear their deodorant?! Don't worry! We have the solution: The conference room! Not too big. Not too small. Just right.

"I found the size of the conference room to be just right!"

~Goldilocks

(Our conference rooms are 100% free and clear of bears.)