The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Thursday, November 2, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Bobbleheads of baseball players are a popular giveaway at ballparks across the nation. But why? Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobbleh...
Signature Event
Friday, December 13, 2019
6:00pm
In Person
Start the holiday season with a festival at the Library, overlooking the beautiful Plaza lights. Listen to live music while enjoying cookies and a...
Signature Event
Saturday, April 27, 2019
12:00pm
In Person
Celebrate your favorite books, movies, comics, and all things geeky at the afternoon-long Plaza PopCon.Come dressed as your...
Signature Event
Saturday, May 5, 2018
12:00pm
In Person
Celebrate your favorite books, movies, comics, and all things geeky at the first-ever Plaza PopCon - a free, family-friendly after...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
6:00pm
In Person
The Plaza Branch invites you to join us for an evening of holiday fun! Expert librarians from around the metro area come together to suggest great boo...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
6:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza location, 4801 Main St., hosts its first Summer Reading Festival, featuring bestselling author Candi...
Signature Event
Saturday, February 25, 2017
9:00am
In Person
The word is: E-X-A-C-T-I-N-G.
Many of the Kansas City area’s top young spellers – heck, top spellers of any age – face off in the annu...
Signature Event
Saturday, February 28, 2015
1:30pm
In Person
Last year’s Jackson County Spelling bee delivered an unforgettable duel between two finalists — one a fifth-grader, the other a seventh-grader — th...
Signature Event
Saturday, January 10, 2015
8:00pm
In Person
The KC Keepers Chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance and Plaza Branch Teen Services Cordially Invite You to the Yule Ball, a Harry Pot...
Signature Event
Friday, October 3, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Award-winning author Ann Bausum tells a true story of a terrier that wandered onto an Army training field, befriending Pvt. James Robert Conroy and ac...