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We want our cities to be more affordable, more equitable, more vibrant and sustainable. Among the necessary fixes, former New York City planner Nolan...

What does it mean to be a “great city”? Since 2018, the Library has hosted public presentations by urban planners and round-table conversations with c...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with George Caleb Bingham, whose paintings of Missouri and the American frontier have...

As part of the Making a Great City series, Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, discusses her latest book Fixer-Upper: How to Repair Ameri...

Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III, Director of Public Affairs Henry Fortunato, and renowne...

The latest installment of the Library’s Emmy Award-winning series, Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III, spotlights one of t...

From Kansas City’s signature Country Club Plaza to pristine shopping districts and neighborhoods across the country, J.C. Nichols’ imprint on the Amer...

A conversation with eminent writer Ernest Hemingway, as portrayed by Rusty Sneary....

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Tom Bass, portrayed by veteran actor Wa...