The Ruiz Branch is closed Saturday, September 28, due to a malfunctioning fire alarm.
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
With the end of the Civil War in sight as he delivered his second inaugural address in March 1865, Abraham Lincoln eloquently implored his divided...
Signature Event
Monday, March 9, 2015
1:30pm
In Person
Senior Peers Actively Renewing Knowledge (SPARK) partners with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and the...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 8, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
The Library’s ninth season of Script-in-Hand performances, featuring the Metropolitan Ensemble...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Barbecue, jazz, Steamboat Arabia, and the Liberty Memorial, you probably know. But a comprehensive list of must-dos in Kansas City and the surround...
Signature Event
Monday, March 2, 2015
1:30pm
In Person
Senior Peers Actively Renewing Knowledge (SPARK) partners with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and the...
Signature Event
Saturday, February 28, 2015
1:30pm
In Person
Last year’s Jackson County Spelling bee delivered an unforgettable duel between two finalists — one a fifth-grader, the other a seventh-grader — th...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 26, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Harry S. Truman’s relationship with Canada has received limited attention from historians. But the 33rd president’s appreciation for our “good neig...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 26, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City novelist and Writers at Work series organizer Whitney Terrell sits down with author Elizabeth Ga...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
6:30pm
The latest installment of the Library’s Emmy Award-winning series, Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III, spotlights one of t...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 22, 2015
2:00pm
In Person
Join Bernard Norcott-Mahany and friends in an afternoon of stories and songs about “love gone wrong,” part of the Library’s...