We are upgrading our public computers and due to time needed for installation of planned enhancements, public computers at each location will be unavailable or limited for patron use on certain dates.
Civil War
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Howard Frank Mosher discusses his new book Walking to Gatlinburg: A Novel on Tuesday,...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Author Marc Wortman discusses his new book The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta on Wed...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Historian Ron Smith discusses his new book Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General....
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by a...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
Comprised largely of free-state sympathizers, the German community of Concordia was located in Lafayette County, which contained more slaves tha...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
A panel of military historians will discuss the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg on Wednesday, July 1,...
Friday, May 1, 2009
9:00pm
In Person
On Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., local author Andrea Wa...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Jennifer Weber, an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas, discusses her new book Copperheads: T...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
A panel of military historians from the United States Army’s Command and General Staff College discusses Lincoln’s leadership tr...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
4:00pm
In Person
In the aftermath of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, Union General Thomas Ewing, Jr., became suspicious of local support for Confederate sy...