News Item Steadman Retrospective Still Going Gonzo at the Library Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Exhibits The ink-splattered exhibit Ralph Steadman: A Retrosp... Read More
News Item From Art to Artifacts: Remembering the 1976 Republican National Convention Friday, August 9, 2019 Exhibits KC History Local History Missouri Valley This week marks 43 years since Ralph Steadman visited a muggy Kansas City to cover the 1976 Republican National Convention for... Read More
News Item Special Library Exhibit Spotlights Ralph Steadman’s Distinctive, Gonzo-esque Artwork Thursday, May 30, 2019 Exhibits Artist Ralph Steadman is known for his creative collaboration with writer Hunter S. Thompson, matching outrageous illustrations to Th... Read More
News Item Remembering Gabriella Polony Mountain: Art ‘Was My Passion’ Friday, May 22, 2020 Exhibits In Memoriam Gabriella Polony Mountain was passionate, expressive, indelible. And so was the art created by the namesake of the Rocky and Ga... Read More
News Item Art Exhibit Examines Indigenous Experiences Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Exhibits As part of the Library’s Big Read 2022, the exhibition The Heart Is a Fist: Contemporary Art from Haskell Indian Nations... Read More
News Item Mayukh Sen Spotlights the Stories, Struggles of Immigrant Women Who Helped Make American Food Cuisine What It Is Wednesday, February 23, 2022 FYI Book Group In his new book Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America, James Beard Award-winning food writer Mayukh Sen expl... Read More
News Item An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Exhibits In 1956, Thomas Hart Benton invited young photographer Michael Mardikes into his Kansas City studio and home. In their time together, Mardikes took 1,... Read More
News Item Memories of ‘The Wiz,’ and Coming of Age Inspire This Award-Winning Poetry Collection Thursday, February 29, 2024 FYI Book Group Book Discussion Book Group Maya Angelou Book Award Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner.... Read More
News Item Artist Chico Salvador Sierra Explores Overlooked Narratives Friday, February 23, 2024 Exhibits Chico Salvador Sierra's "Eikonographia Radicale: Reimagining Cultural Icons," Feb. 24 - May 11, 2024, Central Library.... Read More
News Item Longtime NPR Host Meets ‘Best Strangers in the World,’ Our Latest Book Club Selection Monday, April 22, 2024 FYI Book Group 150th Anniversary NPR's Ari Shapiro is the author of this season's FYI Book Club selection.... Read More