North-East Library opens late at noon on Friday, June 28.
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Homer Plessy—a man of seven-eighths Caucasian descent and one-eighth African descent who was nevertheless considered black under Louisiana law—boarded...
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
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, 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
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
The Fourth Biennial Urban Farms and Gardens Tour, a week-long showcase of urban agriculture across the Kansas City metro area, kicks off with a pre...