All Library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Signature Event
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
6:30pm
The Civil War may have reached a turning point in 1864, when Ulysses S. Grant became general-in-chief of the Union armies, Confederate defeats continu...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 7, 2014
2:00pm
George Creel, the onetime head of President Woodrow Wilson’s Committee on Public Information, recalled in his memoir “how we advertised America.” But...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 4, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Seventy-five years ago this week, shortly after the start of World War II, tiny Finland began a valiant, 105-day stand against a massive Soviet inv...
Signature Event
Sunday, November 16, 2014
2:00pm
Although Kansas joined the Union as a free state, African Americans entering this new land looking for homes and livelihoods encountered a rigid color...
Signature Event
Saturday, November 8, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
Bruce Mathews, professional photographer and local historian, will present his collection of color photographs of stained glass windows found in both...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
His approval rating low and his own party disenchanted, Harry Truman had the look of a one-term president — unlikely to win a return to office &...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 23, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
In 1864, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price mounted a last-gasp raid into Missouri in hopes of capturing St. Louis and ultimately the state. The end of t...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 19, 2014
2:00pm
Not only is Kansas City home to world-class art museums, outstanding performing arts venues, and some of the planet’s best barbecue, it also boasts su...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
It’s easy to think of World War I as a European war, but fierce fighting all over the Middle East brought about great changes on socio-economic, cultu...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 11, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
The Westport Historical Society and the Westport Branch Library present Daniel Smith: Climax on the Border, Battle of Westport 18...