The Trails West branch closed early at 2 p.m. Monday, June 24 and will remained closed Tuesday, June 25, due to air conditioning issues.
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
In Kansas City and across the country, anticipation is building for the total solar eclipse of August 21. It parallels the nation’s fervor in 1878, wh...
Signature Event
Friday, November 6, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
The 16th Annual Kansas City Storytelling Celebration features a lineup of lively stories, anecdotes, myths, legends, and lessons....
Signature Event
Thursday, August 28, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Forests produce lumber, shelter a dazzling variety of plant and animal life, and serve as our planet’s lungs, cleansing the atmosphere of carbon dioxi...
Signature Event
Thursday, May 29, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Marine biologist Nancy Knowlton knows the wonders of our oceans and the weird and wondrous creatures that call it home. She also reco...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 14, 2013
6:30pm
Few journalists have studied the issue of global warming with the thoroughness of The New York Times’ Justin Gillis, who has...
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
Saturday, August 27, 2011
1:30pm
In Person
Urban farming pioneer Will Allen of Growing Power Inc. hosts a workshop and presentation on growing your own food in the urban core....