All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
Signature Event
Thursday, January 16, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
The thrill of discovery and enjoyment of surprises drives change and adds spice, still, a lot of work goes into making life more predictable. Author a...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 12, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Director of Readers’ Services Kaite Stover gathers Library staff to share book recommendations that also make perfect holiday gifts. Photographers fro...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 5, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Schuylar Bailar, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team offers the larger population a way into...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 21, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City’s top literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring #1 New York Times’ bestselling author Gillian...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
The Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, and Cursed Objects, J.W. (Jason) Ocker’s latest book is called Cult Following: Th...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 24, 2024
6:30pm
Online
In Person
Sharon McMahon, a former teacher whose fact-checking social media posts went viral during the 2020 election, discusses her new book The Small and the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
David Dorado Romo is a writer, translator, musician, and historian. He’s also a “fronterizo,” someone who grew up and lived on the U.S. Mexico border....
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
2:15pm
Online
In Person
Stacey Abrams is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for children (Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, Stacey’s Remarkable Books) and adu...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
12:45pm
Online
In Person
Authors Tommy Orange and Deborah Jackson Taffa talk about their latest works and share stories of identity, addiction, family, and the Native American...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
12:15pm
In Person
Independent bookstores are making a comeback. Since 2020, hundreds have opened across the country, including in the Kansas City metro area. Several bo...