Signature Events Archive | Kansas City Public Library

Visions of America: Frank Capra

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III discusses the life and career of iconic film director Frank Capra....

Timothy Sandefur: The Right to Earn a Living

Monday, December 6, 2010 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Owning a business is the very definition of the American dream for many. Timothy Sandefur discusses his new book The...

Winston Churchill Speaks to the 21st Century

Sunday, December 5, 2010 2:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

The Kansas City Branch of the English-Speaking Union and the International Relations Council are co-sponsoring a lecture by the Fulbright-Robertson Vi...

Paul Nagel and Douglas Adams

Sunday, December 5, 2010 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Noted historian Paul Nagel joins Douglas Adams, the great-great-great-great grandson of John Adams, for an examinati...

Lost Images of Brookside

Thursday, December 2, 2010 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

LaDene Morton, author of the newly released book, The Brookside Story: Shops of Every Necessary Character...

Liberty, It’s Your Move

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Garry Kasparov, considered by many to be the greatest chess player in history, discusses his efforts to promote democracy and li...

White People in Black History

Sunday, November 21, 2010 2:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Local historian Joelouis Mattox discusses ways in which white men such as John Brown, Thomas Hart Benton, and Kansas City radio legend Walt Bodine wor...