All Library locations will open late Friday, February 27 at 11 a.m. due to an all staff meeting.
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
6:00pm
Online
In Person
The Command and General Staff College’s professor Shawn Faulkner discusses how the 300-year-old Habsburg dynasty went from holding sway over vast terr...
Signature Event
Saturday, March 7, 2026
12:30pm
In Person
Mini author fair and discussion with a Kansas City-based author and a bookstore owner about the history and ongoing popularity of the romance genre....
Signature Event
Sunday, March 8, 2026
2:00pm
In Person
The 2026 Searching the Psyche Through Cinema film series explores the world of horror, inviting us to confront our deepest fears. The series wraps up...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 8, 2026
2:00pm
In Person
In 1913, Sarah Rector’s federally allotted land proved oil-rich, making her the wealthiest Black girl in the country. Kansas City historian Diane Eust...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
6:00pm
In Person
Vocalist Lee Langston and pianist Charles D. Williams present an all-ages jazz master class in partnership with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra....
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Alison Rollins, winner of the fifth annual Maya Angelou Book Award, kicks off her Missouri tour with a poetry reading and discussion....
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2:00pm
In Person
'One of the Good Ones' focuses on the ups and downs of family dynamics. This program is intended for individuals 13 years of age or older....
Signature Event
Thursday, March 19, 2026
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Historian Adam Arenson discusses the culture clash over moral systems during the Civil War and competing visions for the nation’s future....
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
6:00pm
In Person
Missouri Sports Hall of Famer Michael Watson and former coach Myron Piggie discuss Watson’s new book about the 1990s “pay for play” scandal....
Signature Event
Thursday, March 26, 2026
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Historian and translator Sarah Ruden identifies seven pieces of literature that led to doctrines of control over women’s bodies....