- th ons ▁have ▁covered ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Black ▁History , ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Jazz , ▁and ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Phil anth rop ists . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁a ▁public ▁library ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁by ▁arr anging ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁six ▁popular ▁lect ures ▁as ▁a ▁fund ra iser ▁to ▁buy ▁books . ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁schools , ▁Dr . ▁James ▁Mich lej ohn ▁Green wood , ▁selected ▁these ▁first ▁books . ▁A ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁was ▁solic ited ▁by ▁Major ▁L . ▁K . ▁Th acher ▁via ▁a ▁Board ▁resolution , ▁adopted ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁pam ph let ▁titled ▁A ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁P rep ared ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁by ▁J . ▁M . ▁Green wood , ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁and ▁acknowled g ements , ▁including ▁these : ▁▁ ▁Library ▁Journal ▁gave ▁K CP L ▁a ▁five ▁star ▁rating ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁libraries ▁ear ning ▁five ▁stars ▁among ▁ 1 2 7 ▁libraries ▁with ▁bud gets ▁between ▁$ 1 0 ▁million