The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Monday, May 9, 2016
7:00pm
In Person
U.S. policy on Israel has always emphasized the unbreakable bond between the two countries and America’s strong commitment to Israeli security. The...
Signature Event
Saturday, May 7, 2016
1:30pm
In Person
In conjunction with Planet Comicon, Kansas City’s largest pop culture and comic book convention, scheduled for May 20-22 at Bartle Hall, the Library s...
Signature Event
Friday, May 6, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Students from Community School #1 perform poems and songs from the album Free to Be…You and Me, compiled by Marlo Th...
Signature Event
Thursday, May 5, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
John Hay and Samuel Clemens grew up some 50 miles apart along the Mississippi River and became acquainted early in their respective careers – Hay a...
Signature Event
Thursday, May 5, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
The PBS documentary series Latino Americans: The 500 Year Legacy That Reshaped a Nation chronicles the rich history and expe...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Alexander von Humboldt was, in his time, one of the most interesting men in the world.
The 19th-century explorer and naturalist climbed volcanoes...
Signature Event
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
From modest attendance of 120 at its first service held in 1990 in the chapel of a local funeral home – the Rev. Adam Hamilton has...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 1, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
Coterie Theatre artists read from Peter Brown’s story of individuality and self-expression, revolving around an all-too-dignified...
Signature Event
Saturday, April 30, 2016
1:30pm
In Person
Baseball is back, launching a new major-league season April 3. That, of course, is big news in Kansas City, where the Royals begin defense of their fi...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 28, 2016
11:00am
In Person
Clarina Nichols died more than a quarter-century before Kansas became the eighth state to grant women the right to vote in 1912. But the dedicated...