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Signature Event
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
7:00pm
Online
In Person
**Join us starting at 6 p.m. for a reception hour with food by Dutzel's Catering, music by The Phantastics, and two special drinks.
The Kansas City...
Exhibit
November 11, 2023
- February 10, 2024
Children’s Book Week is the United States’ longest-running literacy initiative, promoting reading to generations of children and t...
Activity
Friday, March 15, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Kansas City illustrator Jill McDonald tells us about the inspiration for her children's book series "Hello World!" and how they are created. Enjoy...
Signature Event
Friday, March 8, 2024
7:00pm
Online
In Person
As part of the Library’s sesquicentennial celebration, decorated author Jacqueline Woodson joins in a public conversation about her life and career, t...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 14, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Carrie Westlake Whitney was a remarkable exception to the patriarchal times in which she lived, a 27-year-old woman who became the first full-time dir...
Activity
Thursday, June 27, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens o...
Activity
Thursday, July 11, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
This film is based on a true story. Dee Roberts is a young black woman raising four daughters with the help of her mother in an all-black housing p...
Activity
Thursday, June 13, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
As lawmen escort escaped convict Frank Nash through the East doors of the Union Station to a car to be driven back to Leavenworth Penitentiary, the...
Activity
Thursday, July 25, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Struggling to find a better life, Clarence is captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine e...
Activity
Thursday, August 8, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, disc...