The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Sunday, April 28, 2013
2:00pm
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...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 14, 2013
2:00pm
In Person
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
In Person
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 h...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Eli Paul, manager of the Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections, examines the stories behind some of the 200 locally made p...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Anthony Swofford's new memoir, Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, chronicles how in the years after the success...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Tanner Colby engages in a public conversation about his new book, Some of My Best Friends Are Black, wit...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 26, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Short story writer and novelist Adam Johnson discusses his work in a public conversation with local author Whitney Terrell...
Signature Event
Monday, February 27, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Angela Elam, host of the New Letters on the Air radio program, conducts a public conversation with novelist...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 17, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Author Daniel Woodrell discusses his new collection of short stories, The Outlaw Album, in a discussion...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Bestselling author...