The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Monday, November 13, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Reporters with ABC television affiliate KMBC 9 have spent a year studying the consequences of both the unchecked pile-up of trash in some parts of Kan...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Richard Kurin, the distinguished scholar and ambassador-at-large of the Smithsonian Institution and founder of the Smithsonian Cultur...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 2, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Bobbleheads of baseball players are a popular giveaway at ballparks across the nation. But why? Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobbleh...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
We want our cities to be more affordable, more equitable, more vibrant and sustainable. Among the necessary fixes, former New York City planner Nolan...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Marist College journalism professor Kevin Lerner discusses his new book, Provoking the Press: (MORE) Magazine and the Cri...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 15, 2023
2:00pm
In Person
Kansas City soprano Victoria Botero leads an international ensemble of musicians, storytellers, and culture bearers in celebrating the transcendent wr...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
As Vladimir Putin engages in nuclear saber-rattling amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, military historian Gates Brown of the U.S. Army Command and Gene...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:00pm
In Person
Note the 7 p.m. start time
Award-winning author, historian, podcast host, and New Yorker staffer Jill Lepore juxtaposes the political and personal...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In the latest installment of the Library’s Turning Points series in partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, military histori...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Is it better for elderly loved ones to age in place or be cared for in a nursing home? A panel of experts examines the emotionally fraught issue in a...