The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Thursday, September 5, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Blending tradition and history with commentary and aesthetics, the exhibition Going Home is at turns political, personal, satirical, and poignant. Art...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 17, 2023
2:00pm
Online
In Person
In a discussion drawing from his new book The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After, Lucas Hilderbrand of the U...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Internationally known photojournalist and writer B.A. Van Sise discusses his exhibition Invited to Life, featuring selected black-and-white portraits...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In a discussion of the newly released Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law, co-authored...
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Three local business owners -- Kemet Coleman, La’Nae Robinson, and La’Nesha Frazier -- help the Library kick off a new four-pa...
Signature Event
Monday, October 3, 2022
6:00pm
Online
Chris Raschka has illustrated more than 40 books, winning Caldecott Medals for The Hello, Go...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Portraitist and muralist Desiree Kelly, who painted the bold, personality-infused images of 11 Black baseball players in the Library exhibition...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Sociologist, criminologist, and social worker Reuben Jonathan Miller assesses the causes and ramifications of mass incarcerat...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Indigenous artists featured in the Library exhibition The Heart Is a Fist talk about their inspirations and techniques in a panel discussion modera...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 22, 2022
2:00pm
Online
In Person
Sitting at the nation’s crossroads, Kansas City has satisfied the appetites of hungry travelers since the days when it was a western outpost on the...