All Library locations will open late Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. due to staff training.
Signature Event
Thursday, July 18, 2013
6:30pm
Military historian Terry Beckenbaugh examines the failed 1863 attack on the Confederacy’s Fort Wagner on Charleston Harbor – an incid...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
6:30pm
In the new series Dateline: Washington with David Von Drehle, journalists covering the nation’s capital offer an insider’s look at po...
Signature Event
Friday, July 12, 2013
6:30pm
Established in 2005, the Kansas City Fringe Festival has grown into a 10-day celebration of theater, visual arts, film, dance, and music. This year’s...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 11, 2013
6:30pm
When it opened 40 years ago, Kansas City International Airport and its three-terminal design was hailed as the most convenient airport in the country....
Signature Event
Thursday, June 27, 2013
6:30pm
Artist Glen Hansen presents and discusses the more than three dozen drawings and paintings that make up...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The slave Dred Scott claimed that his residence in a free state transformed him into a free man. When the Court decided otherwise, th...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The loss of America was an unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and politica...
Signature Event
Monday, June 17, 2013
6:30pm
Every other June Cultivate Kansas City holds the Urban Grown Farms & Gardens Tour to showcase efforts to grow fresh,...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
6:30pm
After more than a decade of intimate economic relations, China and the United States have become deeply intertwined. Historian Zachary Karabel...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
6:30pm
Bestowed on statesmen, preachers, artists, and activists, the Nobel Peace Prize is among the world’s most prestigious honors. And also among the most...