Signature Events Archive | Kansas City Public Library

Winter Reading Program Party

Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:00pm

North-East Branch

In Person

This event was rescheduled from March 24 due to inclement weather. Please join us for a party to celebrate the completion of the W...

Health Fair

Saturday, December 8, 2012 12:00pm

North-East Branch

Please join us at North-East in conjuction with Truman Medical Center for our mini Health Fair. There will be various booths to visit providing infor...

Mini Health Fair

Saturday, August 25, 2012 12:00pm

North-East Branch

We will have the following FREE services available, so please join us for a heathier you! Ask-A-Pharmacist, Cholestrol Screening, Legal Aid Advice, C...

LaDene Morton - The Road to Waldo

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:30pm

Waldo Branch

LaDene Morton, author of The Waldo Story: The Home of Friendly Merchants, traces the history of the district from the Civil...

Wade Sisson: Racing Through the Night

Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:00pm

Waldo Branch

In Person

Author Wade Sisson discusses the Titanic’s sister ship, the R.M.S. Olympic, which steamed 300 miles in a desperate...

James P. Wilcox: Sex, Lies, and the Classroom

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 6:30pm

Waldo Branch

Former Kansas City School District teacher James P. Wilcox discusses Sex, Lies, and the Classroom – a novel...

Improving Independence Avenue: An interactive discussion with UMKC Urban Planning + Design Studio

Thursday, April 8, 2010 7:00pm

North-East Branch

The UMKC Urban Planning Design Studio has been working on an urban design project looking at a 2 mile stretch of Independence Avenue from Garfield to...