The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Thursday, July 11, 2013
6:30pm
When it opened 40 years ago, Kansas City International Airport and its three-terminal design was hailed as the most convenient airport in the country....
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise, th...
Signature Event
Thursday, January 17, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Steve Kraske of KCUR’s Up to Date moderates a panel discussion about Kansas City’s financial planning. Feat...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
11:00am
In Person
In the waning days of the 2012 political campaign, KCUR-FM and the Library join forces to present a live surrogate Presidential de...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 11, 2012
7:45pm
In Person
Join us for a public viewing of the 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates.
A panel discussion follows each debate....
Signature Event
Thursday, September 20, 2012
6:00pm
In Person
Want to be prepared for the presidential election? Learn about voter deadlines, provisional ballots, new voter ID cards, ID’s required at the polls...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 30, 2012
6:00pm
In Person
Learn about all the requirements for becoming a poll worker. Participants will learn about the various poll worker categories: judges, voter assist...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 5, 2012
3:00pm
In Person
Elections are the single most important element of the American political system, the process that determines who will lead us. But elections don’t...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
What, exactly, is presidential leadership? What is the current state of executive power in the U.S.? What lingering effects will the current financial...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Wendell Potter, a former VP of CIGNA, argues that health insurers make promises they have no intention of keeping, flout regulations...