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Infamous characters and sensational incidents abounded in the Ozarks immediately after the Civil War and well into the 20th century. The mining dis...

The Library’s Script-in-Hand series hits the dusty trail as members of the Western Writers of America perform...

Sisters Berta Sailer and Corita Bussanmas were once quiet convent dwellers. Forty-six years ago, however, the two nu...

In Kansas City and across the country, anticipation is building for the total solar eclipse of August 21. It parallels the nation’s fervor in 1878, wh...

As part of the country’s celebration of Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., Occidental College history professor Sharla...

When TIME magazine was searching for the perfect images to accompany a 2012 cover story on the history of the American dream, it turned to...

While battlefields were quiet, the nearly 21-year interwar period between World Wars I and II was hardly inconsequential. Particularly on the U.S....

The Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza location, 4801 Main St., hosts its first Summer Reading Festival, featuring bestselling author Candi...

The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s four-part series of inside-the-play presentations focuses on its summer production of the...

The Library continues its special, intergenerational movie series for individuals with dementia, their friends, and families with a lively, basebal...