All Library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Signature Event
Thursday, April 7, 2016
6:30pm
Kansas City, Kansas, native Nichole Pinkard is a nationally recognized leader in the area of digital learning, founding the Digital Y...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
6:30pm
Philanthropy is essential to making America what it is. Individuals, foundations, and businesses donate more than $360 billion annually, underwriting...
Signature Event
Monday, April 4, 2016
6:30pm
Frank White was one of the Kansas City Royals’ anchors the last time they were defending World Series champions – 30 years ago. He we...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 3, 2016
6:30pm
Coterie Theatre artists read from favorite children's books while young audience members can “jump into the story,” adding their own...
Signature Event
Friday, April 1, 2016
6:30pm
The 1920s and '30s marked Kansas City's transformation from a rough "cowtown" into a vibrant, modern city – despite such hindrances a...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
6:30pm
This event was originally scheduled for January but was rescheduled due to inclement weather in the Washington D.C. area...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 24, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Democrats have occupied the White House for 15 of the past 23 years, and Thomas Frank pointedly asks: What do they have to show for i...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 20, 2016
2:00pm
Hollywood has adapted, sampled, and stolen from William Shakespeare for more than a century – seeing his works as a source of prestige as soon as the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
6:30pm
Cassandra Clare, creator of the internationally best-selling Mortal Instruments series, now towers as an author of young-adult fantas...
Signature Event
Saturday, March 12, 2016
11:00am
In Person
Craig Cobb was already notorious before trying to take over Leith, North Dakota, and turn it into an Aryan enclave some three years ago. The struggle...