Signature Event The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 Thursday, November 11, 2021 6:30pm Online Pulitzer-Prize winning author Joseph J. Ellis and the Library’s Steve Woolfolk discuss his newest book, The Cause... Read More
Signature Event Fashion Forward: Look to the Past to Inform the Future Saturday, September 17, 2016 1:00pm Plaza Branch In Person Are you a fashion designer or manufacturer? Do you love Kansas City’s rich Garment District history? The nonprofit organization Rightfully Sew... Read More
Signature Event Figuring Out the Fed Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:30pm Central Library In Person Allan Meltzer, the leading historian of the nation’s central bank, and Tom Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve... Read More
Signature Event 1939: Into the Abyss Wednesday, January 22, 2014 6:30pm Central Library 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the year when Europe faced what Winston Churchill memorably called “the gathering storm” — a period of escala... Read More
Signature Event Drawing the Curtain Back Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:30pm Plaza Branch In Person The Kansas City Public Library hosts Margi Conrads and Catherine Futter for a discussion called Drawing... Read More
Signature Event Eyes on the Horizon Monday, April 6, 2009 8:30pm Plaza Branch In Person Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers discusses his memoir Eyes on the Horizon: Serv... Read More
Signature Event Cataloging the First Folios Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:30pm Central Library In Person When librarians in a township in northern France began wondering late in 2014 whether their centuries-old book of Shakespeare’s works might be a ra... Read More
Signature Event Blood at the Root Thursday, October 6, 2016 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Person Forsyth County, Georgia, boasts a vibrant job market, outstanding schools, and one of the nation’s fastest-rising populations. But beneath that pro... Read More
Signature Event Behind the Scenes: Hamlet Monday, June 26, 2017 1:30pm Plaza Branch In Person The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s four-part series of inside-the-play presentations focuses on its summer production of the... Read More
Signature Event Behind the Scenes: Hamlet Monday, June 5, 2017 1:30pm Plaza Branch In Person The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s four-part series of inside-the-play presentations focuses on its summer production of the... Read More