The North-East branch will be closed Monday, July 22 for staff training.
Signature Event
The Border Wars Conference, featuring sessions at both the Central Library and the Plaza Branch, of...
Signature Event
Saturday, November 5, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
On Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 2 pm, Gary Jenkins will be showing a short version of his video "Negroes to Hire" which explores the history of slav...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 27, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Historian Terry Beckenbaugh of the Military History Department at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
6:30pm
Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III launches its second season with a conversation with Mark Twain, as portrayed by...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 6, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most sc...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
The annexation of the Philippines by the United States was a contentious issue at the turn of the last century. Supporters of annexation called the...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 18, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
Already an established artist of worldwide fame, Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton was a natural choice for the Limited Editions Club’s illustrate...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 21, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
The Sunshine Safety Lamp Company of Kansas City was a thriving business a century ago when many homes, outbuildings, and businesses w...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 11, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Terry Beckenbaugh of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses the first Civil War battle fought west of...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
No event in American history was more pivotal — or more contested — than the decision by Congress to declare independence in July 1776. Even months af...