All Library locations will be close early Wednesday, November 27, at 5 p.m. & will be closed Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving.
Signature Event
Friday, August 27, 2021
8:45pm
In Person
George Henderson (John Lithgow) and family accidentally hit a Sasquatch with their car on a trip through the forest, then opt...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 26, 2021
6:30pm
Online
Award-winning author and social justice scholar Dr. Monique W. Morris joins Kansas City Public Schools’ Dr. Lateshia Woodley...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
6:30pm
Online
Alarmed by the racial and socioeconomic barriers inherent in education and the profound impact on Black children and communities of color, ...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 12, 2021
6:30pm
Online
Many new states entered the United States around 200 years ago, but only Missouri almost killed the nation it was trying to join.
When the Hous...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 8, 2021
3:00pm
Online
There are times in life that alter a person’s view of the world. For Ed FitzGerald, it was the summer of 1950 when, as a Catholic boy g...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 29, 2021
6:30pm
Online
See a movie scene dominated by skyscrapers and speeding taxis, and you know in an instant that you’re in New York. For Los Angeles, it’s freeways a...
Signature Event
Monday, July 26, 2021
6:30pm
Online
Inger Burnett-Zeigler counts herself among the many today who wear the badge of strong Black woman with honor. All too often, the estee...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 25, 2021
3:00pm
Online
The U.S. barbecue capitals of Memphis, Texas, the Carolinas and, of course, Kansas City bring unique techniques, flavors, and traditions to slow-sm...
Signature Event
Friday, July 23, 2021
8:45pm
In Person
The Gremlins are up for some midnight madness in New York City in this sequel. Having moved to the Big Apple after their Kingston Falls fallout, Billy...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
6:30pm
Online
The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered a simple truth about our buying habits: We’re capable of reining in our vanity and impulse shopping, our compulsion...