Kansas City Public Library - Irene H Ruiz Branch

Kansas City Public Library - Irene H Ruiz Branch Irene H. Ruiz Branch - located in the vibrant Westside neighborhood - is home to the Seed Library and a wide collection of materials in English and Spanish

The Irene H. Ruiz Branch features a wide variety of materials in Spanish: books, magazines, fotonovelas, CDs, and DVDs. The library has unique bibliographic and audiovisual resources related to Latin American culture in Spanish and English. Regular staff members are bilingual. The Seed Library at the Ruiz Branch also offers patrons FREE flower and vegetable seeds, as well as other resources to gui

de gardeners of all skill levels. La Sucursal Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas tiene una variedad de libros, revistas, fotonovelas, discos compactos y videos. Esta Sucursal a traves de los materials que tiene y de los programas que ofrece promueve la riqueza cultural Latino Americana. El personal que presta servicio a los usuarios es bilingue.

Our branch had the cutest little visitor yesterday 🐾Nuestra sucursal tuvo el visitante más lindo ayer 🐾
06/13/2026

Our branch had the cutest little visitor yesterday 🐾

Nuestra sucursal tuvo el visitante más lindo ayer 🐾

For curious minds, these are some of the beautiful native flowers currently growing around our city. Names are on the ca...
06/12/2026

For curious minds, these are some of the beautiful native flowers currently growing around our city. Names are on the captions.

Para mentes curiosas, estas son algunas de las bellas flores nativas que adornan nuestra ciudad en este momento. Nombres están en los subtitulos.

Our native garden doing its thing 🌻 Come get some seeds from The Seed Library and start your own native plant garden tod...
06/11/2026

Our native garden doing its thing 🌻 Come get some seeds from The Seed Library and start your own native plant garden today!

Nuestro jardín nativo haciendo lo suyo 🌻 ¡Ven a buscar semillas a la Biblioteca de Semillas y comienza tu propio jardín de plantas nativas hoy mismo!

Looks like the mammoth sunflowers we planted last week with the Tony Aguirre camp kids are doing great but we may have g...
06/10/2026

Looks like the mammoth sunflowers we planted last week with the Tony Aguirre camp kids are doing great but we may have gone overboard on the amount of seeds we put in!

Parece que los girasoles gigantes que plantamos la semana pasada con los niños del campamento de Tony Aguirre van de maravilla, ¡pero puede que nos hayamos pasado con la cantidad de semillas que pusimos!

We had a blast yesterday with the Tony Aguirre camp kids! They stopped by to celebrate Physics and Kinetic Art week with...
06/09/2026

We had a blast yesterday with the Tony Aguirre camp kids! They stopped by to celebrate Physics and Kinetic Art week with some hands-on fun. Check out these adorable "jiggly people" they engineered in the perfect mix of physics, art and creativity. Thanks for visiting, campers!

Gardening friends, we are in desperate need of some gardening volunteers at the moment. Please reach out if you are inte...
06/01/2026

Gardening friends, we are in desperate need of some gardening volunteers at the moment. Please reach out if you are interested in volunteering! Currently we are in need of help with leaf pick up, weeding, pruning and general garden clean up. We have some tools, but not a lot so I highly encourage you to bring your own tools from home. Thank you all so much for any and all help!

Amigos de la jardinería, en este momento necesitamos desesperadamente voluntarios para el jardín.Por favor, pónganse en contacto con nosotros si están interesados en colaborar. Actualmente necesitamos ayuda para recoger hojas, deshierbar (quitar malas hierbas), podar y hacer una limpieza general del jardín. Contamos con algunas herramientas, pero no son muchas, por lo que les recomiendo encarecidamente que traigan sus propias herramientas de casa. ¡Muchas gracias a todos por cualquier tipo de ayuda!

Our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party is popping! Come and join us and get a free book just by signing up for summer reading...
05/30/2026

Our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party is popping! Come and join us and get a free book just by signing up for summer reading!

¡Nuestra fiesta de inicio de lectura de verano está increíble! ¡Ven y únete a nosotros y llévate un libro gratis solo por inscribirte al programa de lectura de verano!

Please be advised, all library locations will open late at 11 a.m. on Friday May 29th due to an all-staff meeting.
05/28/2026

Please be advised, all library locations will open late at 11 a.m. on Friday May 29th due to an all-staff meeting.

What a beautiful evening to spend outside at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center! The pollinators are thriving! Join us from 6 ...
05/27/2026

What a beautiful evening to spend outside at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center! The pollinators are thriving! Join us from 6 - 8 p.m. for Ladies Night Out.

The Ruiz branch will have a table at this event this Wednesday evening at 6 p. m. We will have stickers, free wildflower...
05/25/2026

The Ruiz branch will have a table at this event this Wednesday evening at 6 p. m. We will have stickers, free wildflower seeds and seed bomb kits! Come join us for a fun-filled summer evening of outdoor adventure! For more information: https://tinyurl.com/58w2ztkr

Ladies Night Out at Burr Oak Woods
Wednesday, May 27th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
1401 NW Park Road
Blue Springs, MO 64015

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2017 W. Pennway Street
Kansas City, MO
64108

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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