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
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson discuss their new book, The Great Typo Hunt, on...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 2, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Author and former Boston Symphony violinist Gerald Elias discusses his new mystery novel Danse Macabre, the...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 2, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Author Amy Barickman discusses her new book based on the wisdom of Mary Brooks Picken, a pioneer in the field of "domestic...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 29, 2010
4:00pm
In Person
Katie Armitage explores how survivors of Quantrill’s Lawrence Raid rebuilt their lives, their town, and memorialized their exper...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 26, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Rosemary Herbert discusses A New Omnibus of Crime, a collection of short stories she co-edited with the...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 22, 2010
4:00pm
In Person
Restaurateur Carl DiCapo tells the history of Kansas City’s iconic eatery, Italian Gardens, on Sunday,...
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...