All Library locations will be closed Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
1:00pm
In Person
Celebrate Lucile Bluford Day starting at 1 p.m. with arts and crafts, storytimes, and book giveaways. The reception features refreshments, a photo boo...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 26, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
In a June 18 edition of KMBC 9 Chronicle, Emmy-nominated anchor Jamie Weiss explored the history of Kansas City barbecue. Weiss moderates a conversati...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
The story of the early struggle for LGBTQ+ rights has typically been told from the perspective of coastal cities like New York and San Francisco. Auth...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 22, 2025
2:00pm
In Person
In honor of Juneteenth, local historian Erik Stafford explores how African Americans in Kansas City pursued freedom, from escaping their enslavers thr...
Signature Event
Friday, June 20, 2025
8:45pm
In Person
The 2025 Off the Wall rooftop film series, Color Our World, celebrates the power of joy and creativity in different hues. The classic 1980s film Prett...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 12, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart shares stories from his new book Yet Here I Am about growing comfortable with his identity as a gay Black man and the i...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
Kansas City PBS host Nick Haines moderates a discussion on the state of aging and caregiving in Kansas City, in light of actor Bradley Cooper's new PB...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 5, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
Join us for a celebration of local art at the 12th annual Art in the Loop Project kickoff event, featuring a musical performance by Monarch Duo, a tra...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College returns to the Library to launch a new series on the rise and fall of empires.
Harry S. Laver reco...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Historian Kevin Schultz discusses his new book Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History, a criticism of modern liberali...