The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Author and National Public Radio commentator Andrei Codrescu discusses his new book Whatever Gets You Through the Night, an irreverent and de...
Saturday, May 28, 2011
1:00pm
In Person
Location: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
100 W. 26th Street
James H. Willbanks, directo...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Noted humorist Roy Blount Jr. discusses Alphabetter Juice, the follow up to the critically acclaimed...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III and Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser engage in...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
George Washington Carver was a renowned scientist and teacher, yet he is one of the most misunderstood figures in American history. His expansive...
Thursday, May 19, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
As much an American success story as a story about America itself, the saga of Fred Harvey and the Harvey Houses is a captivating tale of entrepre...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
The World’s Fairs that took place in the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s gave hope to millions and offered visions of futur...
Monday, May 16, 2011
6:30pm
In Person
Award-winning author Mariko Nagai shares the sources of inspiration for her new book, Georgic: Stories...
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
In association with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, re-enactors and historians will participate in an 1860s-themed fashion show. The will...
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
On June 8, 1966, a massive EF-5 tornado cut a 22-mile swath across eastern Kansas before smashing through Topeka.
Author Bonar Me...