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Thirty years ago, a peaceful demonstration by university students in the Czechoslovakian capital of Prague set off a chain of events that effect...

There may be no more ardent disciple of literature today than John Freeman, founder of Freeman’s anthology of new writing and the...

The Library continues its film series showcasing the diverse roles of girls as cinematic storytellers with the Sundance Film Festival-winning dr...

In this special fundraising event benefitting a new creative writing initiative from the Library and UMKC, Academy Award-winning screenwriter ...

For 10 years in the 1970s, the South Bronx area of New York City literally smoldered. An arson epidemic, compounded by government negligence, ra...

We want to make our children readers. The question is: How? Which books are best to read to babies? How do we judge our kids’ reading progress? Are te...

Megan Phelps-Roper took part in her first Westboro Baptist Church protest at age 5. Granddaughter of the late Fred Phelps, patriarch...

The Young Friends of the Library host a night of Halloween-season cinema after hours in the Central Library. Join us for some scares...

In a discussion of his book A Pilgrimage to Eternity, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan recount...

The Library continues its film series showcasing the diverse roles of girls as cinematic storytellers with the acclaimed 1997 emotional drama...