The Ruiz Branch is closed Saturday, September 28, due to a malfunctioning fire alarm.
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
In a discussion of his book The First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed: Road to Victory in Desert Storm, 1970-1991, ret...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
How do great books get written? Author and noted created writing teacher Margot Livesey delves into the inner workings of fiction,...
Signature Event
Friday, April 6, 2018
5:30pm
In Person
The Library again provides a perfect family-friendly starting point for your First Friday outing, offering exhibits, live music, kids...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Florida State University’s Wayne Wiegand, widely considered the “dean of American library historians,” examines an overlooked chapter in our na...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
New York-area pianist/vocalist John Bauers portrays legendary lyricist Johnny Mercer (“One More for My Baby,” “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses”),...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Hip-hop is now America’s most popular music genre, supplanting rock. In a discussion of his new book, Davidson College sociologist Joseph Ewoodzie exa...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Janet Valentine of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College discusses that increased prominence of women in America’s military – the historical...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Military historian Geoff Babb of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College examines the historical twists and turns of America’s military relati...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 4, 2018
2:00pm
In Person
Micah W. Kubic, who heads the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, discusses his book about Freedom, Inc., and its more than half-cen...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Historian Jon Taylor of the University of Central Missouri examines the most consequential political marriage in our city’s and state...