The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
Signature Event
Friday, May 17, 2019
8:00pm
The fate of the galaxy is at stake in Mel Brooks’ classic Star Wars parody. Reluctant hero Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) teams up with trusty sid...
Signature Event
Saturday, May 4, 2019
2:00pm
In Person
For 15 weeks, from the start of their season through the 2016 Alabama state tournament, the wrestlers at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School endured...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Leon Younger, one of the nation’s most accomplished parks and recreation consultants, continues a three-part study of Kansas City’s distinctive system...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
6:30pm
Displaced from their home in Belarus during World War II, a then-teenage Gitla Doppelt and her family joined bands of fo...
Signature Event
Saturday, April 6, 2019
2:00pm
Nightly news cameras trained on the flames, the looting, and the chaos that gripped Baltimore in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015....
Signature Event
Sunday, March 24, 2019
1:30pm
In Person
This annual screening-and-discussion series continues in February with more psychological studies of films helmed by female directors. Inspired by act...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Nearing Kansas City’s April 2 primary, the sprawling field of hopefuls to succeed outgoing Mayor Sly James gathers for a public forum soliciting their...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
6:30pm
How much does television—does all of America—miss the kindness and moral compass of Fred Rogers? Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville reminds us with...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 17, 2019
1:30pm
In Person
This annual screening-and-discussion series continues in February with more psychological studies of films helmed by female directors....
Signature Event
Monday, February 11, 2019
6:30pm
The Library continues its examination of immigration, exploring the tension between America’s historical acceptance of newcomers and periodic backlash...