The Ruiz Branch is closed Saturday, September 28, due to a malfunctioning fire alarm.
Signature Event
Friday, September 24, 2021
8:45pm
In Person
Mel Brooks delivers a classic comedy about the infamous scientist’s American grandson (Gene Wilder), who in seeking to redeem his family’s name – and...
Signature Event
Friday, August 27, 2021
8:45pm
In Person
George Henderson (John Lithgow) and family accidentally hit a Sasquatch with their car on a trip through the forest, then opt...
Signature Event
Friday, July 23, 2021
8:45pm
In Person
The Gremlins are up for some midnight madness in New York City in this sequel. Having moved to the Big Apple after their Kingston Falls fallout, Billy...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
6:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Symphony brings its series of free outdoor chamber concerts to the Library.Various ensembles perform for 45 minutes to an ho...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 12, 2020
6:30pm
In Person
Perhaps no one took more meaning from the advent of the automobile—and its promise of freedom and adventure, power and self-expression—than African...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
6:30pm
In Person
In their current solo exhibitions Sanctuaries and kaleidoscope, Kansas City artists Amy and Misha Klig...
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
6:30pm
In Person
As the first of 70,000 U.S. Marines swept onto Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, victory was all but certain. The Americans had an overwhelming numeri...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 20, 2020
6:30pm
In Person
In a discussion of her new book, Towson University’s Jeannie Vanasco walks through her lingering trauma, feelings of betrayal, and...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 9, 2020
2:00pm
In Person
In 1934, brothers Dizzy and Daffy Dean were stars of Major League Baseball’s regular season and World Series. Following their St. Louis Cardinals’...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 2, 2020
2:00pm
In Person
Barbara Strozzi defied the constraints of the times in which she lived. Born just over 400 years ago, gifted as a singer and composer, she was o...