The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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
Sunday, March 10, 2019
2:00pm
In Person
Commemorating Women’s History Month, University of Missouri-Kansas City social historian Sandra Enríquez identifies...
Signature Event
Monday, March 4, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Renowned cognitive neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf discusses the challenges – and dangers – of reading increasingly on screens. It’s not...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 28, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
As a renowned conductor, and as a scholar, teacher, and author, Jane Glover’s command of classical music is unparalleled. Her more th...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
6:30pm
One of the nation’s top military historians, John McManus of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, examines the influenc...
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Reihan Salam sees the United States’ immigration crisis as solvable. It requires … ahem, compromise.
The son of Bangla...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 10, 2019
2:00pm
Powerful imagery of protests and violence helped bring attention to America's civil rights movement. Black photographers of the era broadened the nati...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
University of Virginia historian William I. Hitchcock takes stock of Dwight Eisenhower’s far-reaching legacy as president in a discus...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
The University of Kansas’ John Tibbetts draws from 35 years of conversations with some of the world’s finest musicians in discussing...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 6, 2019
2:00pm
Authors Carol Grove and Cydney Millstein sit down with former Kansas City council member Jan Marcason...