All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
DIY & Hobbies
Signature Event
Friday, November 30, 2018
6:00pm
In Person
Start the holiday season with a festival at the Library, overlooking the beautiful Plaza lights. Listen to live music by the trio Tiny Esca...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 1, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
You’ve got gardening and landscaping questions. We’ve got answers from a panel of experts on everything from the best fruit and flowering trees for...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 4, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
University of Kansas paleontologist David Burnham discusses his work unearthing several young T. rex fossils in the Hell Creek rocks...
Signature Event
Saturday, September 15, 2018
10:15am
In Person
The Veterans Writing Workshop opens with a public presentation featuring Iraq War veteran, author, and poet Brian Turner...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
11:30am
In Person
For part one of a two-day Songwriter in You activity, popular Kansas City pop-jazz duo Victor & Penny will visit...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 14, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Wander the highways and byways of eastern Kansas and western Missouri, from the Flint Hills to the Ozarks, and you’ll almost inevitably come across...
Signature Event
Saturday, May 5, 2018
12:00pm
In Person
Celebrate your favorite books, movies, comics, and all things geeky at the first-ever Plaza PopCon - a free, family-friendly after...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 15, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Florida Atlantic University ethnobotanist Maria Fadiman discusses the deep relationship between people and plants worldwide, from people growing food,...
Signature Event
Saturday, January 20, 2018
10:30am
In Person
Today’s gardeners can choose from an ever-widening array of plants in beautiful new colors and forms. Bill Malouche, owner and manager of the Kansa...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 12, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Jean Ponzi, green resources manager for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, leads a workshop on environmentally respons...