Signature Event The State of Education in America Tuesday, June 29, 2021 6:30pm Online As America’s education system approaches a pivotal new school year, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits down with Lib... Read More
Signature Event The Presidency and the Press Tuesday, June 15, 2021 6:30pm Online Pressing then-President Donald Trump on the issue of voter suppression a little more than 2½ years ago, veteran White House correspondent A... Read More
Signature Event 9:29: The Minutes that Moved Kansas City Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:00pm Online The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, moved the world and Kansas City in ways that are still coming into focus. KS... Read More
Signature Event Fixing Underperforming Schools Thursday, May 20, 2021 6:30pm Online Kansas City’s long-troubled public schools system has shown promising improvement. Student performance in math and English is rising. Full accredit... Read More
Signature Event Virtual City School Fair 2020 Saturday, November 14, 2020 10:00am Online Which Kansas City school is best for your child? What are the offerings? The differences? This year’s City School Fair g... Read More
Signature Event KC Parks Engage: Reexamining J.C. Nichols Wednesday, June 24, 2020 2:00pm In Person Where are you on the complicated legacy of Kansas City developer J.C. Nichols? Should his name be removed from the parkway running to and alongside... Read More
Signature Event College Sports in the COVID-19 Era Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:30pm Online As America’s major spectator sports plot a return from their COVID-19-induced hiatus, reactions range from elation to apprehension to … wh... Read More
Signature Event Childhood in the COVID-19 Era Thursday, May 14, 2020 6:30pm Online The Library begins a series of programs exploring issues related to COVID-19 with an examination of the immediate and long-term effects that the pa... Read More
Signature Event From Page to Screen: Boy Erased Sunday, February 23, 2020 1:30pm Plaza Branch In Person The Library wraps up this year’s Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series with a final screening and discussion of a film adapted f... Read More
Signature Event From Page to Screen: Disobedience Sunday, February 9, 2020 1:30pm Plaza Branch In Person The Library continues this year’s Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series – featuring films adapted from books – with the 2017 dra... Read More