All Library locations will be closed Monday, September 2, for Labor Day.
Books & Authors
Signature Event
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Jerry Muller discusses his new book Capitalism and the Jews, a collection of four essays examining the...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
A native of the American Midwest, Juliet Gael presents her novel, a mix of fact and fiction that captures the passions, hopes, d...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 22, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Royals play-by-play announcer Ryan Lefebvre discusses his struggles with depression and how he emerged with a new perspec...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 18, 2010
4:00pm
In Person
Master storyteller Gladys Coggswell shares inspirational tales and “down-home” stories about all walks of African-American life...
Signature Event
Friday, April 16, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Lillian Lincoln Lambert rose from humble beginnings as a poor farm girl in the segregated South to become the first black woman...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Michael Dirda introduces Kansas City’s 2010 Big Read selection—Marilynne Robinson...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 1, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Kansas City-based independent writer and producer Jack Cashill marks the one-year anniversary of the $787 billion American Recov...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Howard Frank Mosher discusses his new book Walking to Gatlinburg: A Novel on Tuesday,...
Signature Event
Monday, March 29, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Pulitzer Prize winner John McPhee discusses his career and the writing life as part of the Writers at Work seri...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 25, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Leigh Rubin discusses his new book The Wild and Twisted World of Rubes, a collection of the best cartoo...