The Plaza Branch will close at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 19, due to building repairs.
Signature Event
Thursday, October 22, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Bestselling historian John Ferling inaugurates the Library's Presidential Series with a talk based on his newes...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Historian Ron Smith discusses his new book Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General....
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
The husband-wife team of historians, Allis and Ronald Radosh, presents the book A Safe Haven: Harry...
Signature Event
Monday, October 19, 2009
9:00pm
In Person
The At Ease with Opera series returns for a program in support of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s November production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 18, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
Investigative journalist Richard Serrano tells the story of his grandfather’s murder and its cover-up—with links to politic...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 15, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Adrian Goldsworthy addresses perhaps the greatest of all historical questions in a presentation based on his monumental new work,...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Musicologist Andrew Granade for an introduction to the life and work of composer Virgil Thompson on Wedne...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
The second and final Harry's Front Porch Forum focuses on Preparing Today's Kids for Tomorrow's Jobs: What Should Our Community Do?...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Author Bob Levy makes the case that the judiciary has actually represented one of the greatest threats to American freedom as he...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 10, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
Experience the world of William Bent, fur trapper and trader with Kansas City connections as portrayed by John Atkinson...