All Library locations will be closing early Wednesday, November 26 at 5 p.m. and will reopen Saturday, November 29.
Signature Event
Thursday, September 25, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
Award-winning author Jill Lepore challenges both the Supreme Court’s monopoly on constitutional interpretation and what she identifies as the flawed t...
Signature Event
Monday, September 22, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Most Americans agree that the U.S. Constitution is essential to protecting liberty, but there’s a long-running debate over how it should be interprete...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 21, 2025
2:00pm
Online
In Person
For 125 years, the Folly Theater has stood at 12th and Central, a mirror reflecting the city’s changing times. Kate Egan, the theater’s former directo...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Stephen Aron, director of the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, discusses how to talk about the forcible removal of Native Americans f...
Signature Event
Monday, September 15, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library partners with Kansas City PBS for a timely community town hall on the pros and cons, the impact and implications, of a...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 11, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Kansas City is gearing up to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the world’s largest sporting tournament. Community leaders and event organizers discuss the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
From detention centers to work permits to access to education, immigration continues to shape American life — and stir national debate. Panelists repr...
Signature Event
Saturday, September 6, 2025
10:00am
In Person
Writers Virginia Brackett and Luke Rolfes lead a writing workshop that’s open to veterans, families of veterans, and those interested in telling stori...
Signature Event
Friday, September 5, 2025
6:30pm
In Person
Writer and editor Luke Rolfes discusses what he calls “holding space” for telling stories to family, friends, or more formal audiences. He talks about...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Music writer and Stereogum managing editor Chris DeVille’s debut book explores how indie music defined a generation during the first 15 years of the 2...