Signature Event Dissident Formalisms Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:30pm Online In a discussion of his exhibit Dissident Formalisms, Kansas City artist Armin Mühsam examines the use of... Read More
Signature Event The Shock and Awe of Sarah Bernhardt in Kansas City Sunday, November 21, 2021 3:00pm Online Mark Twain said there are “bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses – and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” The legendary F... Read More
Signature Event Girly Drinks Thursday, November 4, 2021 6:30pm Online Author Mallory O’Meara joins the Library’s Kaite Stover in a discussion of O’Meara’s new book Girly Drin... Read More
Signature Event Women of the Jewish Resistance Thursday, October 7, 2021 6:30pm Online Sheri Rosenblum of the San Francisco-based Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation recounts the courage and invaluable contributions o... Read More
Signature Event Flora and Fauxna Thursday, June 24, 2021 6:30pm Online Nearly half a century’s work in photography and art has brought Patty Carroll to the Central Library’s first-floor Genevieve Guldner Gallery.... Read More
Signature Event Felon: A Play Tuesday, June 8, 2021 6:30pm Online Before emerging as a critically acclaimed writer and poet and earning appointments to criminal justice panels by President Obama and the governor o... Read More
Signature Event Making College Matter (More) Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:30pm Online Higher education has been in the news a lot lately as politicians debate the merits of student loan forgiveness and free community college tuition.... Read More
Signature Event Lift Every Voice: The Enduring Power of Langston Hughes Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:30pm Online The Library celebrates the life and work of Missouri-born poet, playwright, and novelist Langston Hughes in a multifaceted event coin... Read More
Signature Event Making a Great City: The KC Spirit Playbook Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:30pm Online What is Kansas City’s master plan for the next 20 years? The city’s three principal planning officers, Jeffrey Williams, Diane Binckley, and Kyle Elli... Read More