The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The August Dateline: Washington event at the Kansas City Public Library was supposed to be about outer space. Just outer space. Host...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Homer Plessy—a man of seven-eighths Caucasian descent and one-eighth African descent who was nevertheless considered black under Louisiana law—boar...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
In the new series Dateline: Washington with David Von Drehle, journalists covering the nation’s capital offer an insider’s look at...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise,...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Pierre Laszlo discusses Citrus: A History on Tuesday, January...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Andrew Smith discusses Hamburger: A Global History on Tuesday, January 13, at 6...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Ken Albala discusses Pancake: A Global History on Tuesday, January 6, at 6:30...