All Library locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth.
Signature Event
Thursday, May 9, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Four contemporary artists who incorporate miniature art in narrative videos, paintings, and photographs discuss their work on view in Transformations:...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Russia launched an invasion in Ukraine two years ago, and the delay in weapons delivery from Western allies to Ukraine has opened a door for Russian a...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 21, 2024
1:30pm
In Person
The annual Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series returns, spotlighting a selection of sci-fi films as it looks to illuminate our understanding of...
Signature Event
Saturday, November 11, 2023
10:00am
In Person
Parents seeking a good school fit for their children can visit with representatives of more than 50 of Kansas City’s public, private, charter, and fai...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 1, 2022
1:00pm
In Person
Amid the Library’s Big Read 2022, a two-month celebration of reading and poetry, Kansas City poet Glenn North conduc...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 26, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Gwendolyn Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, leads a discussion of its 2...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Where do we draw the line on free speech? On its tenor? On its subject matter? Have we taken political correctness too far, making individual Ameri...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Prosperity in Kansas City is, alas, lagging. Here’s your chance to weigh in on how it should move. Attorney John Murphy of Shook,...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 5, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City is awash in red as the Chiefs approach a new season of super-sized possibilities. But have they cut corners on player character? Whither b...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
We’re all writers now through email, texts, Facebook posts, and countless other avenues. Drawing from her new book Writing to Persuade:...