The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) is among the most overlooked presidents in U.S. history even though his progressive values helped shape the course of...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Due to a quirk in the calendar in the year 1849, one school of thought contends that Missourian David Rice Atchison deserves to be...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 21, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the saints in America’s civil religion, then the 29th president, Warren G. Harding, is o...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 3, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
A century after his inauguration, President Woodrow Wilson remains among the most influential figures of the 20th century—and o...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 12, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Jeffrey Frank discusses his new book Ike and Dick, which examines the 20-year political and private rela...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 5, 2013
2:00pm
In Person
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...
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...