All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
11:15am
Online
In Person
Every Taylor Swift album, every music video, every concert, comes with a fashion statement – Sarah Chapelle’s new book includes them all. The style re...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:00am
In Person
This road-tripping, hilarious, heart-wrenching, family-style adventure story is almost completely true, says author Pedro Martín. The Mexikid author,...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:00am
In Person
What is it that makes an audiobook so compelling? Audiobooks are portable. Download one and listen to it on a long road trip, running errands, or taki...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
The Library started with a single bookcase in 1873. Since then, it’s grown into a cultural institution that bolsters people’s welfare, inspires lifelo...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
School librarian Amanda Jones’ anti-censorship speech at a meeting caught the attention of a pro-censorship group. The group changed her life by attac...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7:00pm
Online
In Person
Margaret Atwood’s writing spans more than five decades and includes poetry, essays, nonfiction, short stories, children’s books, and other genres. In...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Missouri poet laureate David Harrison and Kansas poet laureate Traci Brimhall talk about their work and their respective roles as leading poets in the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
National journalist Ebony Reed and resident Beverly Rentie, both of Kansas City, discuss Rentie's family and Black wealth with Mará Rose Williams of T...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 25, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Leigh Goodmark’s latest book, Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism, explores the American criminal legal sy...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
As part of the Making a Great City series, Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, discusses her latest book Fixer-Upper: How to Repair Ameri...