Jannes Library & Learning Center
The 19,000-square-foot mansion on Warwick Boulevard provides the perfect setting for the Jannes Library and Learning Center.
Once the Cunningham Estate, this home now holds KCAI’s extensive library collections including circulating books, reference resources, special collections, rare books, 100 print periodicals, eBooks and several electronic databases. Click the links below to learn more.
Online Resources
Visiting Jannes Library
SPRING 2025 HOURS | January 27 - May 16, 2025
Monday: 8 am - 9 pm
Tuesday: 8 am - 9 pm
Wednesday: 8 am - 9 pm
Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Friday: 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 1pm - 9pm
SPRING CLOSURES:
CLOSED Spring Break: Sunday, March 16
CLOSED Spring Break: Monday, March 17
SUMMER 2025 HOURS | May 17 - June 1, 2025
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
SUMMER CLOSURES:
CLOSED Memorial Day: Monday, May 26
Inclement Weather:
When the campus is closed due to the weather, the library is closed. However, library staff will be working from home during regular library hours and are available to assist library users with online resources. Contact library@kcai.edu or call 816-802-3390 and leave a message.
TIPS:
The book return bin behind Jannes Library is open 24/7 and is checked daily. Please place your returns in the outdoor receptacle.
Library Staff
Megan Channell, MLIS
Library Director
Contact for library donations
mchannell@kcai.edu or 816.802.3391
Naphtali Faris, MLIS
Assistant Library Director
nfaris@kcai.edu or 816.802.3393
Students are encouraged to schedule 1:1 Research Appointments with a librarian.
For general inquiries contact all library staff at library@kcai.edu or 816.802.3390
Zack Neuman
Visual & Archival Resources Assistant
zneuman@kcai.edu or 816.802.3395
Sienna Henson
Library Assistant
shenson@kcai.edu or 816.802.3561
Archives
KCAI’s Archives are located in the basement of Jannes Library. Materials in the Archives document the history of the Kansas City Art Institute from 1885 to the present.
The Archives include KCAI publications, exhibition files, pamphlets, posters, maps, photographs, audiotapes, films, and scrapbooks. We do not have art in the archive. Our subjects include (but are not limited to) the KCAI campus and its buildings, KCAI faculty, art exhibitions, and other special events occurring throughout KCAI’s history. An appointment is required in order to view archives materials.
At this time, attention is given to archive appointments & inquiries during our Academic Year, between September and May and all inquiries received will be responded to as soon as we are able. To schedule an appointment or for assistance with Archives contact staff via email at archives@kcai.edu or by phone at 816.802.3390.