The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
As chief of staff to former President George H.W. Bush for 25 years, Jean Becker oversaw everything from the opening of his presid...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 9, 2018
2:00pm
In Person
A little more than two weeks before Christmas, members of Kansas City’s Equity Actors' Readers' Theatre (EARTh) delivers two script-i...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
New York-area pianist/vocalist John Bauers portrays legendary lyricist Johnny Mercer (“One More for My Baby,” “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses”),...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
A questionable court-martial ended Henry Ossian Flipper's military career in 1882—he'd be pardoned more than a century later—but it scarcely staine...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 26, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
The Library continues its 10th season of Script-in-Hand performances and more than six months of special programming surrounding o...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
His comedies, histories, and tragedies have been performed worldwide for more than 400 years, but William Shakespeare’s personal life remains somethin...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 24, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
The Library continues its 10th season of Script-in-Hand performances and more than six months of special programming surrounding o...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
The latest installment of Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III spotlights two of the Midwest’s greatest artists, Kansas City’s Thomas...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 10, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
The Library’s ninth season of Script-in-Hand performances, featuring the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre concludes...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
6:30pm
The latest installment of the Library’s Emmy Award-winning series, Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III, spotlights one of t...