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From ancient times to today, people have loved nothing more than to listen to a well-told story, a tall tale, a good yarn. Indeed, the spirit of the b...

Biographer Arnold Rampersad discusses Harlem Renaissance luminary Langston Hughes and his relationship with a number of photographers...

Kansas City-area performer Rockin’ Rob educates and entertains with an original style of children’s music incorporating folk, a cappe...

Coterie Theatre artists read from favorite children's books while young audience members can “jump into the story,” adding their own...

Libraries were an essential part of life for Jane Austen – and for the characters in her novels. She made ample use of her father’s collection of more...

Coterie Theatre artists read from Peter Brown’s story of individuality and self-expression, revolving around an all-too-dignified tig...

Students from Community School #1 perform poems and songs from the album Free to Be…You and Me, compiled by Marlo Th...

Author, photographer, and local historian Bruce Mathews discusses Charles A. Smith’s work in the first installment of the Library’s 2...

Elmer Boillot and Jesse Lauck designed houses in the Coleman Highlands, Sunset Hills and Country Club District neighborhoods, including The Walnuts. T...

Henry F Hoit designed many of Kansas City’s most iconic commercial and residential buildings, including the Kansas City Power & Light Building, th...