The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Thursday, October 5, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City's premier literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring celebrated author Lan Samantha Chang in c...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
6:00pm
In Person
Writers for Readers returns with a special lineup featuring celebrated author Alexander Chee and the announcement of...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
6:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Symphony continues its series of free outdoor chamber concerts at the Library, with a string quintet – violins, viola, cello, and b...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 27, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
Revamped, revised, reworked, and reimagined fairy tale characters and stories have seen an explosion in contemporary media from graphic novels to t...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Best-selling author and screenwriter Chris Enss—born and raised in Norborne, Missouri—specializes in stories of the me...
Signature Event
Saturday, May 9, 2015
10:30am
In Person
As a six-year-old child, local artist and gardener Dean Bracy observed what seemed like hundreds of monarch butterflies feeding on a butterfly bush an...
Signature Event
Saturday, April 11, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
Car repairs are no fun for anyone. Learn maintenance tips that will help you to keep those hard earned dollars in your pocket.
Andy Mitchell, Lead...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
7:00pm
In Person
For four years, noted pedestrian Henry Fortunato, the Library’s director of public affairs, has been planning and preparing for hi...
Signature Event
Saturday, May 11, 2013
1:00pm
In Person
You'll enjoy this light-hearted romp through deceit, larceny and murder as one of the eight murder suspects in our live "Clue" game. We'll enjoy s...
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...