The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
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....
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....
Signature Event
Thursday, November 21, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City’s premier literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring #1 New York Times’ bestselling author Gil...
Activity
Monday, December 2, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Tech Access Coach Glenn Westra will provide an overview of basic computer skills and briefly discuss some warning signs of digital fraud. We will b...