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Johnson County Library provides access to the Kansas City Star Image Edition online through NewsBank, available from any of our Library locations or remotely with your Library card. The Library does not provide subscriber-level access to the Kansas City Star’s mobile app or website kansascity.com.

The Kansas City Star packages its digital content in different ways for individual subscribers versus for libraries.

• Digital Access Subscription: This provides subscriber-exclusive access to the KC Star website (kansascity.com), mobile app, and eEdition. The KC Star does not offer Digital Access subscriptions for libraries, only for individual customers.
   
• eEdition: This is digital content comparable to the daily newspaper plus bonus content beyond the physical print version. Individual customers with a Digital Access subscription can read the eEdition and other subscriber-exclusive content directly through the KC Star website and mobile app. Most eEdition content is not currently available to libraries, only individuals who subscribe directly through the publisher.
   
• Image Edition: This is a digital image replica of the physical print newspaper. It's accessed through a NewsBank website designed libraries, which you can find on our Library's website. It does not provide subscriber-exclusive access to the KC Star website or mobile app.
  
  In the Image Edition, you might notice teasers for the eEdition including Extra/Xtra content. This does not apply to the Library's Image Edition, instead continue using the NewsBank website to navigate the newspaper.

Changes to eEdition content availability:
Prior to April 2024, some bonus eEdition content was located in the Z sections of the Image Edition. The publisher currently does not provide eEdition content to NewsBank, but the companies are exploring future possibilities.

For the Library's Image Edition:

• "Extra" and "Xtra" sections were discontinued beginning April 8, 2024.
• Saturday editions discontinued beginning as of May 4, 2024.