The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
6:30pm
For Abraham Lincoln, the road to the future always began in the past – with the Founding Fathers, who inspired him to take up public life, showed him...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
6:30pm
On the morning of May 3, 1863, on the cusp of one of the most remarkable tactical battlefield victories in American military history, Gen. Robert E. L...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 29, 2015
2:00pm
The Library’s ninth season of Script-in-Hand performances, featuring the Metropolitan Ensemble Th...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
6:30pm
With the end of the Civil War in sight as he delivered his second inaugural address in March 1865, Abraham Lincoln eloquently implored his divided cou...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 8, 2015
2:00pm
The Library’s ninth season of Script-in-Hand performances, featuring the Metropolitan Ensemble Th...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 15, 2015
2:00pm
The Library’s ninth season of Script-in-Hand performances, featuring the Metropolitan Ensemble Th...
Signature Event
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
6:30pm
The Civil War may have reached a turning point in 1864, when Ulysses S. Grant became general-in-chief of the Union armies, Confederate defeats continu...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 23, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
In 1864, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price mounted a last-gasp raid into Missouri in hopes of capturing St. Louis and ultimately the state. The end of t...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Railroads were essential to moving men and military supplies during the Civil War. The Battle of Atlanta, fought on July 22, 1864, was an attempt by f...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 22, 2014
2:00pm
On October 21-23, 1864, a Confederate army led by General Sterling Price clashed with its Union counterpart commanded by General Samuel Curtis. The im...