All Library locations will open late Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. due to staff training.
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
6:30pm
Legendary CBS anchorman Dan Rather joins Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III for a public conversa...
Signature Event
Monday, June 18, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Author Max Holland delves into the enigma that is Mark Felt (1913-2008), the FBI official who as the mysterious Deep Throat shared wi...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 14, 2012
6:30pm
Author James B. Stewart examines America’s perjury epidemic through the cases of Martha Stewart, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Barry Bonds,...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
6:30pm
Sid Shachnow discusses his new memoir Hope and Honor, which traces his life from a childhood spent in the n...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 7, 2012
6:30pm
Ethan S. Rafuse of the military history department of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses t...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Historian Robert Rydell describes how world’s fairs inspired and promoted innovations in architecture, the arts, music, science, and...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 3, 2012
2:00pm
On the eve of the 136th anniversary of the famous “Last Stand,” retired National Park Service Superintendent Paul L. Hedren asks: Was...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
The 2008 financial collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac resulted in a sweeping government bailout that cost the American taxpayers $...
Signature Event
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
6:30pm
Historian Barry Strauss delves into the personalities and methodologies of Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar, three generals of the anc...
Signature Event
Thursday, May 24, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Willa Cather, portrayed by Jan Chapman...