The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
6:30pm
Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with Roshann Parris, president and CEO of the award-winning public...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 5, 2013
2:00pm
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 urb...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 28, 2013
2:00pm
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 largely...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 14, 2013
2:00pm
The lake in Troost Park was once an encampment used by Mormons migrating to Independence. Linked together by Linwood Boulevard and The Paseo, Kansas C...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 7, 2013
2:00pm
Taking the old Independence Road through the eastern environs of Kansas City toward Independence, it’s easy to miss some of Kansas City’s richest hist...
Signature Event
Friday, November 18, 2011
12:00pm
Global Entrepreneurship Week closes as Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
6:30pm
For more than 60 years, the name Ollie Gates has been synonymous with Kansas City-style barbeque, sauces, and their trademark greetin...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
8:00am
Kansas City’s self-described “bean baron” Danny O’Neill discusses the founding and continued success of The Roasterie...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
6:30pm
As a precursor to Global Entrepreneurship Week, Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation wi...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
6:30pm
The third installment in the series that focuses on local entrepreneurs features Mary Carol Garrity, founder of Nell Hill’s and one o...