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Building Bridges: Facing the Challenges of Polarization Within Kansas City for Latinos and African Americans

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Hispanics and Latinos make up an increasing share of Kansas City’s population – an estimated 10% in 2015 – mirroring a nationwide trend. A panel of...

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Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The University of Missouri – roiled in the past year by racial tensions and protests – was central to a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on desegregat...

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Art Starts at the Library

Friday, October 7, 2016 5:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Begin your First Friday outing at the Central Library, enjoying a pair of compelling exhibits in its gleaming galleries, refreshments, family activ...

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Pictures of the Year International

October 8, 2016 - November 20, 2016

Central Library

Four young men in Baltimore share their grief after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. A family of Syrian refugees weeps in joy after stepping off...

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An Evening with Poet Conny Palacios

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The works of Nicaragua-born poet, novelist, and literary critic Conny Palacios have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies,...

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Shall We Wake the President?

Monday, November 7, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

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Through The Lens Of Yunghi Kim: Documenting A Path To Civility

Thursday, November 10, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Photographer Yunghi Kim has trained her lens on some of the world’s most notable events of the past three decades, including the raci...

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Notes & Letters

Saturday, November 12, 2016 7:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Mozart, it turns out, could turn a phrase as well as a musical score. In one of many letters to his wife Constanze – this one bemoaning his mountin...

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Emmett Till: The Murder that Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Sixty-one years after the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till helped ignite the civil rights movement, cable television network HBO has begun...

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Kansas City: A Food Biography

Sunday, November 20, 2016 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

While some cities owe their existence to lumber, oil, or steel, Kansas City is arguably – or perhaps not so arguably – built on food. From its...

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