Activity Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24, 2024 12:00am All locations closed for Christmas Eve.... Read More
Activity Christmas Wednesday, December 25, 2024 12:00am All locations closed for Christmas.... Read More
Activity Thanksgiving Eve Wednesday, November 27, 2024 5:00pm All locations close at 5 p.m. for Thanksgiving Eve.... Read More
Signature Event Rick Marschall - Theodore Roosevelt Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:30pm Plaza Branch With his thick spectacles, big teeth, and boundless energy, President Theodore Roosevelt was a cartoonist’s dream subject. Rick Marschall... Read More
Signature Event Robert W. Merry - Where They Stand: Ranking the Presidents Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:30pm Plaza Branch Author Robert W. Merry wraps up the presidential election – and the Hail to the Chiefs series – with a fresh, playful, and challengin... Read More
Signature Event George H. Nash - Herbert Hoover Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Person Seemingly austere and reportedly passive in the face of a national economic calamity, Herbert Hoover is somewhat of a political orphan. But biographer... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Mary Carol Garrity Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:30pm Central Library The third installment in the series that focuses on local entrepreneurs features Mary Carol Garrity, founder of Nell Hill’s and one o... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Carl Schramm Wednesday, November 2, 2011 6:30pm Central Library As a precursor to Global Entrepreneurship Week, Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation wi... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Danny O'Neill Tuesday, November 15, 2011 8:00am Plaza Branch Kansas City’s self-described “bean baron” Danny O’Neill discusses the founding and continued success of The Roasterie... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Ollie Gates Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:30pm Central Library For more than 60 years, the name Ollie Gates has been synonymous with Kansas City-style barbeque, sauces, and their trademark greetin... Read More