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Fried Green Tomatoes (PG-13, 130 min.) is the second film in this year’s Off the Wall rooftop film series following the theme Color Our World. A middl...

Civil Dialogues series co-founders Jean Becker and Linda Lorelle lead a safe and judgment-free discussion about what’s happening in the Trump administ...

Tourism in Kansas City has reached new heights, providing an opportunity for residents to interact with visitors with openness and curiosity. Bestsell...

Although little remembered today, Robert Boatright was one of the greatest con men of the early 20th century. Historian Kimberly Harper sheds light on...

Author and social scientist Sieglinde Othmer discusses her new book and how she used each letter of the alphabet to suggest a short path to a happier...

Author Kristie C. Wolferman and professional photographer and club member Marianne Kilroy discuss their new book and how Kansas City’s Westport Garden...

Twin brothers Francisco and Fredy Gabuardy join the Library’s exhibitions coordinator Craig Auge for a discussion of their first-ever collaborative ex...

Military historian David W. Mills tells the surprising story of what happened during the 1955 agricultural exchange between farmers from the United St...

The Kaw River is an iconic feature of Kansas City's natural landscape. In his new book, botanist Jim Locklear discusses the geology, landforms, woodla...

Journalist and professor Caleb Gayle’s new book tells the story of Edward McCabe, who worked in the late 1800s to create a state within the Union gove...