All Library locations will be close early Wednesday, November 27, at 5 p.m. & will be closed Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving.
Signature Event
Thursday, February 9, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
In conjunction with the Library exhibition Peripheral Visions, filmmaker Lindsey Dool...
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Three local business owners -- Kemet Coleman, La’Nae Robinson, and La’Nesha Frazier -- help the Library kick off a new four-pa...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 29, 2023
1:30pm
In Person
This year’s Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series continues with a screening and discussion of...
Signature Event
Thursday, January 26, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Four former Kansas City mayors gather for the first time in an extraordinary forum co-presented by the Citizens Association of Kansas City...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In a discussion of his definitive biography, bestselling author Jeff Pearlman discusses the life and exploits of one of the greatest athlete...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 22, 2023
2:00pm
In Person
Four acclaimed Kansas City-area performers join a special musical celebration of Venice, Italy, and all who’ve fallen into its incurable thrall ove...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 15, 2023
1:30pm
In Person
The annual Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series, which looks to the arts to illuminate our understanding of ourselves, returns in part...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In the launch of a new series, Turning Points, in partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, military historia...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 8, 2023
2:00pm
In Person
Drawing from her KC 1900 blog series, local author and historian LaDene Morton details how Kansas City rallied from a devastating set...
Signature Event
Monday, December 12, 2022
6:00pm
In Person
Military historian Christopher Johnson assesses the 2003 film...