Signature Event Ernest Hemingway Wednesday, October 1, 2014 6:30pm A conversation with eminent writer Ernest Hemingway, as portrayed by Rusty Sneary.... Read More
Signature Event J.C. Nichols Thursday, September 11, 2014 6:30pm Plaza Branch From Kansas City’s signature Country Club Plaza to pristine shopping districts and neighborhoods across the country, J.C. Nichols’ imprint on the Amer... Read More
Signature Event Gryphon: New and Selected Stories - Charles Baxter Monday, October 21, 2013 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Gryphon, his career-spanning collection of short stories, author Charles Baxter offers yarns in which our acutely observe... Read More
Signature Event Tom Bass Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Tom Bass, portrayed by veteran actor Wa... Read More
Signature Event Anthony Swofford - Hospitals, Hotels and Jails Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:30pm Central Library Anthony Swofford's new memoir, Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, chronicles how in the years after the success... Read More
Signature Event Tanner Colby - Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:30pm Central Library In Person Tanner Colby engages in a public conversation about his new book, Some of My Best Friends Are Black, wit... Read More
Signature Event Thomas Jefferson Thursday, September 20, 2012 6:30pm Central Library Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Patri... Read More
Signature Event William Clarke Quantrill Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:30pm Central Library In Person Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with William Clarke Quantrill, portrayed by... Read More
Signature Event George Caleb Bingham Tuesday, August 7, 2012 6:30pm Offsite Location In Person Bingham (1811-1879) - portrayed by actor Robert Gibby Brand - returns for the Library's popular Meet the Past series... Read More
Signature Event William Rockhill Nelson Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:30pm Central Library In Person Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Kansas City Star founder William Rockhill Nelso... Read More