▁by ▁George ▁David ▁We iss ▁and ▁Bob ▁Th iele ; ▁Little ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Pra irie ▁by ▁Laura ▁Ing alls ▁W ilder ; ▁The ▁Wonder ful ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁by ▁L . ▁Frank ▁Ba um ; ▁M . C . ▁H igg ins , ▁the ▁Great ▁by ▁Virginia ▁Hamilton ▁ ▁Out re ach ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁has ▁an ▁open ▁door ▁policy ▁for ▁pat rons . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Library ' s ▁Amer ic or ps ▁VI ST As ▁and ▁the ▁Out re ach ▁team ▁began ▁a ▁program ▁called ▁C off ee ▁& ▁Con vers ations ▁for ▁pat rons ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁hom eless ness ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁During ▁the ▁meeting , ▁the ▁library ▁provides ▁information ▁to ▁pat rons ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁hom eless ness ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁issues . ▁They ▁also ▁inv ite ▁open ▁dialog ue ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁This ▁program ▁was ▁mode led ▁after ▁a ▁similar ▁program ▁from ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Public ▁Library . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁has ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁help ▁imm igr ants . ▁The ▁Ref uge e ▁and ▁Im migr ant ▁Services ▁& ▁Emp ower ment ▁( RI SE ) ▁program ▁helps ▁imm igr ants ▁by ▁providing ▁information ▁on ▁resources , ▁which ▁help ▁them ▁purs ue ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁The ▁Library ▁period ically ▁hosts ▁edit - a - th ons ▁on ▁topics ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Area . ▁Rec ent ▁edit - a