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About Jannes Library

The Jannes Library and Learning Center, named for alumnus and major donor Nicolas Jannes, is an award-winning renovation of the Cunningham Mansion, completed in 2002.

Pictured: Jannes Library at KCAI. Architects BNIM won the AIA-Kansas City Merit Award for Excellence in Design for the project. In 2003, the library won the Historic Kansas City Foundation’s Preservation Award.

Located at 4538 Warwick Blvd., Jannes Library is open to the public as well as students, staff and faculty at KCAI. Visitors from Kansas City and beyond are welcome and are invited to use our collections in-house. Nine computer workstations as well as black and white and color printers/copiers located on the first floor are available for the use by all visitors. The Jannes computer lab (third floor) and wireless network, available throughout the building, serve KCAI students, faculty and staff exclusively.

The library and reading rooms are on the first floor, and library archives are on the lower level. On the second floor are the registrar's office and the Academic Resource Center, which oversees academic advising, personal and career counseling, tutoring and exchange programs, both international and with other AICAD colleges. On the third floor is a computer lab, with 30 Mac workstations, scanners, printers, video editing equipment and much more.

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Library and computer lab hours

Spring semester (January 28 - May 17)

Monday–Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to midnight*
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 1 to 5 p.m. (closed to public–KCAI ID required)
Sunday: 2 p.m. to midnight*

*KCAI ID required after 9 p.m.

May Interim  (May 18 - June 2)

Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday: Closed
Memorial Day: Closed Monday, May 27

Summer Session Hours  (June 3 - August 2)

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday:  4 to 9 p.m. (closed to public–KCAI ID required)
Independence Day Weekend: Closed Thursday, July 4 - Sunday, July 7

August Interim  (August 3 - August 25)

Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday: Closed

Access to Jannes Library

The public is asked to enter through the front door (east side) of Jannes Library.  The back door of the library building will always require an ID-swipe, every day the library is open, during all open hours. Call the library circulation desk at 816-802-3390 if you have questions about hours or ID-swipe-access.

Library staff

• M.J. Poehler, director of library, mpoehler@kcai.edu or 816-802-3393
• Lora Farrell, cataloging and digital services librarian, lfarrell@kcai.edu or 816-802-3394
• Megan Channell, circulation coordinator, mchannell@kcai.edu or 816-802-3391
• Nancy Warren, archives and serials clerk, nwarren@kcai.edu or 816-802-3389


Inclement weather

Jannes Library and Jannes Computer Lab usually conform to the campus schedule in effect during inclement weather. If classes are cancelled, the library is most likely closed. Announcement of class cancellation due to inclement weather is made on the KCAI website home page. Also check the library circulation desk phone at 816-802-3390 to determine whether the library is open.