All Library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Signature Event
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
6:30pm
Kansas-reared Robert Day, author of the modern western classic The Last Cattle Drive, sits down with Library Director...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 6, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
No other resident of Kansas City, past or present, has achieved the worldwide fame of Walt Disney. He created the animated Mickey Mouse and establi...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 3, 2015
6:30pm
What is it like to be the son or daughter of an absolute and ruthless dictator? To bear a name – Stalin or Mussolini, Mao or Ceausescu, Qaddafi or Hus...
Signature Event
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
6:30pm
The Library, in partnership with American Public Square, launches a series of discussions of polarizing local issues – minus the inci...
Signature Event
Saturday, November 21, 2015
7:30pm
Antonio Vivaldi wrote more th...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
6:30pm
The U.S. Army wanted something lightweight, fast, and versatile when it put out a call to auto manufacturers for an all-terrain reconnaissance vehicle...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
6:30pm
From baseball’s Royals to football’s Chiefs to soccer’s Sporting Kansas City, KC’s sports teams play to a notably enthusiastic fan base – amid a rapid...
Signature Event
Saturday, November 14, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
The Westport Historical Society Speaker Series seeks to promote and foster public interest in and preserve the significance of local history....
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
6:30pm
Will Rogers would joke that his ancestors didn’t come to America on the Mayflower but they “met the boat,” a wry reference to his family heritage. The...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
6:30pm
David Chancellor, one of the world’s most decorated photographers, has increasingly focused his attention on the complex relationship...