The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise, th...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
After more than a decade of intimate economic relations, China and the United States have become deeply intertwined. Historian Zachary Kara...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
6:30pm
Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with Roshann Parris, president and CEO of the award-winning public...
Signature Event
Thursday, January 17, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Steve Kraske of KCUR’s Up to Date moderates a panel discussion about Kansas City’s financial planning. Feat...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
The 2008 financial collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac resulted in a sweeping government bailout that cost the American taxpayers $...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
What, exactly, is presidential leadership? What is the current state of executive power in the U.S.? What lingering effects will the current financial...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Wendell Potter, a former VP of CIGNA, argues that health insurers make promises they have no intention of keeping, flout regulations...
Signature Event
Thursday, January 5, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with former Missouri Governor Bob Holden, explo...
Signature Event
Friday, November 18, 2011
12:00pm
Global Entrepreneurship Week closes as Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
6:30pm
For more than 60 years, the name Ollie Gates has been synonymous with Kansas City-style barbeque, sauces, and their trademark greetin...