The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
Signature Event
Thursday, August 24, 2023
6:00pm
Online
Drawing from her book Ordinary Equality: The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendme...
Signature Event
Friday, August 11, 2023
8:45pm
In Person
The Library continues its Off the Wall series of rooftop film screenings, featuring cats in non-starring but invariably scene-chewing roles, with 1999...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
6:00pm
Online
Iran once served U.S. interests in the Middle East. Now, it’s seen as one of the largest state sponsors of terrorism in opposition to U.S. objectives...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 6, 2023
2:00pm
In Person
In a discussion of his new book The Girl with the Agate Eyes: The Untold Story of Mattie Howard, Kansas City’s Queen of the Underworld...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In a discussion of the newly released Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law, co-authored...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 27, 2023
5:00pm
In Person
Starlight Theatre President and CEO Lindsey Rood-Clifford moderates a discussion about the importance of broadening...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In the latest installment of the Library’s Turning Points series in partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff...
Signature Event
Friday, July 14, 2023
8:45pm
In Person
The Library continues this summer’s Off the Wall series of rooftop film screenings, featuring cats in non-starring but invariably scene-chewing roles,...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 6, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Nearing the start of the 19th annual KC Fringe Festival – a two-week performing and visual arts extravaganza spread across multiple K...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 2, 2023
2:00pm
Online
Tapping new resources and research tools, local historian Michael Sweeney has produced the first new historical assessment in 20 year...