Search the Library

Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg discusses her new book Needle in the Bone about the incredib...

Ever get the feeling that Christmas has morphed into something it was never supposed to be? How did a celebration of joy, togetherness, l...

Author Robert W. Merry wraps up the presidential election – and the Hail to the Chiefs series – with a fresh, playful, and challen...

Why study Freud? Harvard Medical School’s Edison K. Miyawaki, author of What to Read on Love, not Sex: Freud, Fiction, an...

The result of uncontrolled plowing on the Great Plains, the Dust Bowl of the 1930s turned prairies into deserts and unleashed a pattern of massive...

With his thick spectacles, big teeth, and boundless energy, President Theodore Roosevelt was a cartoonist’s dream subject. Rick Marschall...

In the waning days of the 2012 political campaign, KCUR-FM and the Library join forces to present a live surrogate Presidential de...

For all his accomplishments and advanced thinking, Thomas Jefferson could not get beyond his own limited perspective in matters of race. Drawing from...

During his 18 years playing for the Royals, Frank White became a beloved figure in Kansas City. In a public conversation with sportsw...

Join us for a public viewing of the 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates. A panel discussion follows each debate....