Central Library will not have the following services available on Saturday, October 12, due to the Heartland Book Fest: tech services, public computers and printing, and microfilm.
Signature Event
Monday, March 7, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
An expert in the field of contemporary cultural studies, Susan Bordo explains how society’s perception of beauty has changed over...
Signature Event
Monday, March 7, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Author and historian Sir Max Hastings presents a talk based on his book Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45....
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Author Deb Olin Unferth discusses her new memoir about the year she spent in Central America looking for a revolution to help “foment...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
National Archives and Records Administration Exhibits Specialist Dee Harris discusses Cowboys, Quacks, and Carousels: Stor...
Signature Event
Monday, February 28, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Described as “an invaluable resource” by both authors and publishers, Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry talk ab...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 27, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
Area artist Hugh Merrill discusses his exhibit, Divergent Consistencies II, on display in the Guldner and North galleries at the Central Library.
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Signature Event
Sunday, February 27, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Branch of the English-Speaking Union will hold its 27th annual Shakespeare Competition on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City native Robert Mnookin, the Samuel Williston professor of law at Harvard, draws on a variety of real-life examples to illustrate how we sho...
Signature Event
Monday, February 21, 2011
10:45am
In Person
The award-winning Up-To-Date program on KCUR 89.3 FM will broadcast a live debate featuring all of the candidates running for mayor of Kansas...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 20, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
Historians Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel and Marilyn S. Blackwell discuss their new biography of Clarina Howar...