Signature Event Ernest Hemingway Wednesday, October 1, 2014 6:30pm In Person 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 In Person 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 The Voices of Heaven - Maija Rhee Devine Wednesday, March 5, 2014 6:30pm Central Library In Person Angela Elam of New Letters on the Air, aired locally on KCUR 89.3 FM, holds a public conversation with author and Indepen... Read More
Signature Event Frederick Douglass Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6:30pm Central Library In Person Veteran re-enactor Charles Everett Pace brings his one man show to Kansas City to portray prominent abolitionist and social reform... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Patrick Rosal Tuesday, November 12, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Patrick Rosal’s poetry, writes one critic, “skillfully navigates between despair and love, between violence and music, between los... Read More
Signature Event The Trouble Ball - Martin Espada Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Martin Espada, widely recognized as “the Latino poet of his generation,” joins Angela Elam from New Letters on t... 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 A Conversation with Roshann Parris Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with Roshann Parris, president and CEO of the award-winning publ... Read More
Signature Event Greetings from Historic Northeast Sunday, May 5, 2013 2:00pm North-East Branch In Person This postcard tour of a bygone era offers views of Independence Boulevard (Kansas City’s first boulevard) and the rugged beauty of the city’s only... Read More
Signature Event Greetings from Brookside and Waldo Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:00pm Waldo Branch In Person Named for a prominent turn-of-the-century business mogul, the area around Jacob Loose Park is still one of Kansas City’s most beautiful areas large... Read More