The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Marking this year’s observance of Banned Books Week from September 18-24, a panel of veteran librarians from Kansas City-area libr...
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Monday, September 19, 2022
6:00pm
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In conjunction with the nationally touring exhibition Young at Art: A...
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This year, prepare yourself for CAGE MATCH, a monthly pairing of two Nicolas Cage movies engaged in epic cinematic combat. Which films will be scre...
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Monday, September 12, 2022
6:00pm
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World War II scholar William S. (Bill) Nance, a former Army armor officer, assesses the historical accuracy of one of the greatest military movies...
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Sunday, September 11, 2022
2:00pm
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In a discussion of her book Beneath Missouri Skies...
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
6:00pm
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Historian Emilye Crosby of the State University of New York at Geneseo discusses the significance of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the crucial rol...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
6:00pm
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Portraitist and muralist Desiree Kelly, who painted the bold, personality-infused images of 11 Black baseball players in the Library exhibition...
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Friday, August 19, 2022
8:45pm
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This year, prepare yourself for CAGE MATCH, a monthly pairing of two Nicolas Cage movies engaged in epic cinematic combat. Which films will be scre...
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Sunday, August 14, 2022
2:00pm
In Person
Dan Desko, founder and CEO of the B-25 History Project, recounts the value of America’s B-25...
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
6:00pm
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In a discussion of her book Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One, New York urban revital...