All Library locations will be closing early Wednesday, November 26 at 5 p.m. and will reopen Saturday, November 29.
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a panel of military experts from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College examines the impact of...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 19, 2023
3:00pm
Online
In Person
Drawing from his book Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap, University of Connecticut history professor...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 16, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Robert Alter, the foremost modern translator of the Hebrew Bible into English, discusses that work, the significant implications from even t...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 12, 2023
1:30pm
In Person
This year’s Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series continues with a screening and discussion of Heartburn (1986, R, 108...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 9, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
In conjunction with the Library exhibition Peripheral Visions, filmmaker Lindsey Dool...
Signature Event
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Three local business owners -- Kemet Coleman, La’Nae Robinson, and La’Nesha Frazier -- help the Library kick off a new four-pa...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 29, 2023
1:30pm
In Person
This year’s Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series continues with a screening and discussion of...
Signature Event
Thursday, January 26, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Four former Kansas City mayors gather for the first time in an extraordinary forum co-presented by the Citizens Association of Kansas City...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In a discussion of his definitive biography, bestselling author Jeff Pearlman discusses the life and exploits of one of the greatest athlete...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 22, 2023
2:00pm
In Person
Four acclaimed Kansas City-area performers join a special musical celebration of Venice, Italy, and all who’ve fallen into its incurable thrall ove...