Central Library will not have the following services available on Saturday, October 12, due to the Heartland Book Fest: tech services, public computers and printing, and microfilm.
Signature Event
Friday, August 20, 2010
10:45pm
In Person
Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert curates the annual Off-the-Wall Film Series, presenting a cross...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Filmmaker Gary Jenkins presents Negroes To Hire, a documentary on slavery in Missouri based on American...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 15, 2010
4:00pm
In Person
 Former Kansas City Star editor Laura Hockaday shares historical and personal anecdotes attributed to two Star...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 12, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
John T. Fleming III, executive vice president of Black Educational Events, discusses the state of historically black colleges an...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Described as "a vital new voice in American fiction," Kansas City resident Doug Worgul presents his novel Thin Blue...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 5, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Acclaimed film historian and critic David Thomson speaks about the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock’s most important film, as detailed...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Author Daniel S. Pierce discusses the history of NASCAR from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks to...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 29, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
James Loewen, best-selling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, gives an original presentation on misconceptions...
Signature Event
Saturday, July 24, 2010
3:30pm
In Person
Local historian Erik Stafford leads a presentation called Literacy & the Black Experience on Saturd...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 22, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Author Adrienne Mayor discusses her new book, The Poison King, a compelling account of one of Rome's mos...