The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Sunday, April 24, 2016
2:00pm
The Library continues its 10th season of Script-in-Hand performances and more than six months of special...
Signature Event
Saturday, April 16, 2016
2:00pm
What better way to celebrate Shakespeare than by getting into character?
SHAKESperience, a hands-on workshop conducted by the...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 14, 2016
6:30pm
Participating in the conversation are several notable local music personalities: Katy Guillen (of the band Katy Guillen and the Girls...
Signature Event
Monday, April 11, 2016
6:30pm
Libraries were an essential part of life for Jane Austen – and for the characters in her novels. She made ample use of her father’s collection of more...
Signature Event
Monday, April 11, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech – delivered 70 years ago at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri – still resounds today. Most contemporar...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 3, 2016
6:30pm
Coterie Theatre artists read from favorite children's books while young audience members can “jump into the story,” adding their own...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
6:30pm
Until the late 18th century, Shakespeare’s works were known in America only on the page – and not the stage. Felicia Hardison Londré,...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 17, 2016
6:30pm
The three artists behind the new exhibition Measured Space...
Signature Event
Friday, March 11, 2016
6:30pm
Kansas City-area performer Rockin’ Rob educates and entertains with an original style of children’s music incorporating folk, a cappe...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
6:30pm
Biographer Arnold Rampersad discusses Harlem Renaissance luminary Langston Hughes and his relationship with a number of photographers...