The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7:00pm
In Person
Margaret Atwood’s writing spans more than five decades and includes poetry, essays, nonfiction, short stories, children’s books, and other genres. In...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
School librarian Amanda Jones’ anti-censorship speech at a meeting caught the attention of a pro-censorship group. The group changed her life by attac...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
The Library started with a single bookcase in 1873. Since then, it’s grown into a cultural institution that bolsters people’s welfare, inspires lifelo...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:00am
In Person
What is it that makes an audiobook so compelling? Audiobooks are portable. Download one and listen to it on a long road trip, running errands, or taki...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:00am
In Person
This road-tripping, hilarious, heart-wrenching, family-style adventure story is almost completely true, says author Pedro Martín. The Mexikid author,...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
11:15am
Online
In Person
Every Taylor Swift album, every music video, every concert, comes with a fashion statement – Sarah Chapelle’s new book includes them all. The style re...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
12:15pm
In Person
Independent bookstores are making a comeback. Since 2020, hundreds have opened across the country, including in the Kansas City metro area. Several bo...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
12:45pm
Online
In Person
Authors Tommy Orange and Deborah Jackson Taffa talk about their latest works and share stories of identity, addiction, family, and the Native American...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
2:15pm
Online
In Person
Stacey Abrams is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for children (Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, Stacey’s Remarkable Books) and adu...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Charles Marohn, who kicked off the Library’s “Making a Great City” series in 2018, returns to Kansas City to talk about the new book, Escaping the Hou...