The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Saturday, October 7, 2023
4:00pm
In Person
In a discussion in conjunction with his Library exhibition A Survey of Elemental Gratitude, an arresting collection of photographs of Kansas’ Flint Hi...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 17, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City-area artist Jessica Kincaid, who works from a palette of colorful beads rather than paint, discusses her work in an illus...
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Glenn North, the inaugural poet laureate of Kansas City’s 18th & Vine Jazz District, discusses his work as an accompli...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
6:30pm
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...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Patrick Rosal’s poetry, writes one critic, “skillfully navigates between despair and love, between violence and music, between los...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Martin Espada, widely recognized as “the Latino poet of his generation,” joins Angela Elam from New Letters on t...
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...