The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Saturday, March 30, 2019
2:00pm
In Person
Artist Benjamin Wills has come to understand what a few lines in a letter – or just the arrival of mail – can mean to someone behind...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 28, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Drawing from his new book, Harvard University’s Robert Mnookin takes stock of the situation of American Jews today. While they’ve ach...
Signature Event
Monday, March 11, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
The Library continues its examination of immigration in America, exploring the challenges of living in a new country and culture and balancing the tra...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 21, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Columbus Junction, Iowa, doesn’t fit the Midwest small-town stereotype. As large agricultural operations and meat processing plants have become pro...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 9, 2018
2:00pm
In Person
Step into the holiday season with an afternoon of creative art, music, performance, and refreshments at the downtown Central Library. Featured: an Arb...
Signature Event
Saturday, November 10, 2018
10:00am
In Person
Parents seeking a good school fit for their children can visit with representatives and parents from 55 public, private, and charter institutions – ki...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Stephanie and Adam Carey, new owners of Kansas City’s alternative news publication The Pitch, sit down with editor David Hudnall...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
11:30am
In Person
For part one of a two-day Songwriter in You activity, popular Kansas City pop-jazz duo Victor & Penny will visit...
Signature Event
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Retired Canadian Army Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire discusses his attempt to end the coerced recruitment and use of children as soldiers, a...
Signature Event
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Author David Collins discusses his book Accidental Activists: Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and Their Fight for Marriage Equality in Texas...