The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
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
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
David Dorado Romo is a writer, translator, musician, and historian. He’s also a “fronterizo,” someone who grew up and lived on the U.S. Mexico border....
Activity
Thursday, October 24, 2024
3:30pm
In Person
Join us as we build and create with LEGO bricks. Work toward a construction goal on your own or with a group. Appropriate for ages 5-12. Duplo bloc...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 24, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Sharon McMahon, a former teacher whose fact-checking social media posts went viral during the 2020 election, discusses her new book The Small and the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
The Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, and Cursed Objects, J.W. (Jason) Ocker’s latest book is called Cult Following: Th...
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...
Activity
Monday, November 4, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Missouri Valley Special Collections Manager Jeremy Drouin will introduce program participants to the first steps of researching one’s family tree....
Activity
Thursday, November 21, 2024
3:30pm
In Person
Join us as we build and create with LEGO bricks. Work toward a construction goal on your own or with a group. Appropriate for ages 5-12. Duplo bloc...