The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Educators and researchers have long recognized the importance of mastering reading by the end of third grade. Students falling short often falter in l...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Opening a five-day series of Urban Grown events—culminating in the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Yes, there’s gridlock in Washington. There’s polarization and self-interest. But beyond those breakdowns, Philip K. Howard points to...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Thirty years ago, there were no private military and security companies. Now PMSCs, as they’re known, are a vital part of American foreign and militar...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
The Midwest’s small towns have produced the entrepreneurial likes of Henry Ford, George Washington Carver, and Walt Disney; artists and entertainers s...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
For 15 years, aspiring novelist Walter Kirn was drawn into the fun-house world of Clark Rockefeller, a secretive young banker and art...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Best-selling urban fiction author Victoria Christopher Murray discusses and reads from her novel about three friends whose stable liv...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 5, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. But what are the effects of children on their parents? New York ma...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
John Bluford, the chief executive officer of Truman Medical Centers, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as on...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Best-selling urban fiction author Kimberla Lawson Roby discusses and reads from the latest novel in her popular series about the Rev....