All Library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Fifty-plus years after the creation of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, much progress has been made for women in the workplace. Bu...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Less than 100 days before Americans go to the polls, the latest installment of Dateline: Washington examines what has been one of the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Many Americans see life in Cuba in black and white terms, as either a David-vs.-Goliath story of survival over nearly 50 years or constant oppressi...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 17, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
The 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City was historic – the last major U.S. political convention in which the presidential nomination wa...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 17, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
Henry F Hoit designed many of Kansas City’s most iconic commercial and residential buildings, including the Kansas City Power & Light Building, th...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 10, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Elmer Boillot and Jesse Lauck designed houses in the Coleman Highlands, Sunset Hills and Country Club District neighborhoods, including The Walnuts. T...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 7, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Derek Cressman has fought for more than 20 years to remove big money from politics, among other things seeking reversal of Citizens U...
Signature Event
Monday, June 27, 2016
1:30pm
In Person
Mondays in June, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s four-part series of inside-the-play presentations focuses on its summ...
Signature Event
Monday, June 20, 2016
1:30pm
In Person
Mondays in June, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s four-part series of inside-the-play presentations focuses on its summ...
Signature Event
Friday, June 17, 2016
8:00pm
In Person
Doors open: 8 p.m. • Program: 8:45 p.m. Romeo & Juliet’s timeless tale of star-cross’d lovers adds an undead element in...