The North-East branch will close early at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, due to staff shortages.
Signature Event
The Border Wars Conference, featuring sessions at both the Central Library and the Plaza Branch, of...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 11, 2011
6:30pm
Terry Beckenbaugh of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses the first Civil War battle fought west of th...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 24, 2011
2:00pm
The Plaza Branch concludes its annual Kansas City Architectures series, which in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War focused on anteb...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
6:30pm
Although relatively small compared to the great clashes to come, the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) was a seminal event in American history. Whe...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 10, 2011
2:00pm
The Plaza Branch continues its annual Kansas City Architecture series, focusing this year on antebellum homes in recognition of the sesquicentennial o...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 19, 2011
2:00pm
The Plaza Branch hosts its annual Kansas City Architecture series, focusing this year on antebellum homes in recognition of the sesqu...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 5, 2011
4:00pm
David Meyers, a professor of medicine- cardiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, presents a discussion on Medicine in the Civil War....
Signature Event
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2:00pm
In association with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, re-enactors and historians will participate in an 1860s-themed fashion show. The will...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
6:30pm
Historian David Goldfield discusses his vivid narrative history of the Civil War, America Aflame, which off...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
6:30pm
Author Gregory Wolk discusses his new book,...