Signature Event 9to5: The Story of a Movement Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6:00pm There’s a story – important and real-life – behind 9 to 5, both the iconic workplace-revenge movie and the catchy Dolly Parton song.&... Read More
Signature Event Mr. SOUL! Friday, February 19, 2021 5:00pm For five years in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Ellis Haizlip presided over one of the most culturally significant television shows in U.S. histor... Read More
Signature Event Coded Bias Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00pm While conducting research on facial recognition technology at the MIT Media Lab, Ghanaian-born Joy Buolamwini was startled to disc... Read More
Signature Event Philly D.A Thursday, April 22, 2021 8:00pm The city of Philadelphia reduced the size of the local jail population by nearly half from 2015 to 2020, reflecting efforts by District Attorney&nb... Read More
Signature Event The Donut King Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:00pm Walk into one of the hundreds of donut shops in Southern California – the land of glitz also happens to be the country’s donut capital – and odds a... Read More
Signature Event Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:00pm When Jonathan Scott, the eco-conscious co-star of HGTV’s popular Property Brothers, added solar panels to his Las Vegas h... Read More
Signature Event Voting Access: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed Thursday, September 8, 2022 6:00pm Plaza Branch Online The Library and KCUR 89.3 kick off Securing Democracy, a three-part series inviting the community and its leaders to discuss securing democr... Read More
Signature Event Wrestle Saturday, May 4, 2019 2:00pm Plaza Branch In Person For 15 weeks, from the start of their season through the 2016 Alabama state tournament, the wrestlers at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School endured... Read More
Signature Event Voting Access: Know the Law Saturday, October 1, 2022 2:00pm North-East Branch In Person Join KCUR Community Engagement Reporter Laura Ziegler in an informal discussion with voters’ advocates, including representatives... Read More
Signature Event Twain and the Idea of the Great American Novel Sunday, March 8, 2009 4:00pm Waldo Branch In Person The Kansas City Public Library brings its Twain and His Times series to a close with Twain and the Idea of the Great Ameri... Read More