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150th Anniversary
Signature Event
Saturday, November 2, 2024
5:30pm
In Person
The Library celebrates the wide-ranging talents of its staff in this 150th anniversary capstone, a multimedia exhibition of staff artwork and an excha...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
The Library started with a single bookcase in 1873. Since then, it’s grown into a cultural institution that bolsters people’s welfare, inspires lifelo...
Exhibition
October 5, 2024
- January 5, 2025
The Library celebrates the wide-ranging talents of its staff in this 150th anniversary capstone – a multimedia exhibition of staff artwork and an exch...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7:00pm
Online
In Person
Margaret Atwood’s writing spans more than five decades and includes poetry, essays, nonfiction, short stories, children’s books, and other genres. In...
Exhibition
September 7, 2024
- November 16, 2024
The Weavers Guild of Kansas City
Since 1954, the Weavers Guild of Kansas City has focused on promoting fiber arts – weav...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 13, 2024
7:00pm
Online
In Person
In a special presentation as part of the Library’s yearlong sesquicentennial celebration, NPR’s Ari Shapiro – host of the award-winning news magazine...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 14, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Carrie Westlake Whitney was a remarkable exception to the patriarchal times in which she lived, a 27-year-old woman who became the first full-time dir...
Signature Event
Friday, March 8, 2024
7:00pm
Online
In Person
As part of the Library’s sesquicentennial celebration, decorated author Jacqueline Woodson joins in a public conversation about her life and career, t...
Signature Event
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
7:00pm
Online
In Person
**Join us starting at 6 p.m. for a reception hour with food by Dutzel's Catering, music by The Phantastics, and two special drinks.
The Kansas City...
Exhibition
November 11, 2023
- February 10, 2024
Children’s Book Week is the United States’ longest-running literacy initiative, promoting reading to generations of children and t...