Big Read 2025: Sitting Pretty
March 29 – May 23, 2025
Celebrate the joys and challenges of physical, human existence through Rebekah Taussig’s memoir Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body. Join programming across the Library to explore what a radically inclusive world can look like.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The Library celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Plaza Branch on April 16 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday, April 14, 2025
What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions about regional top...
Friday, April 11, 2025
The Shelf Life storytelling event on May 1 is one of the featured events for the Big Read, which runs through May 23.
Jamel Brinkley
Maya Angelou Book Award Winner
Thursday, April 17, 2025
6:00pm
Jamel Brinkley discusses his 2024 Maya Angelou Book Award winner, Witness: Stories. The 10 stories, set in New York City, question what it means to be a “witness” to...
