All Library locations will be closed Monday, September 2, for Labor Day.
Books & Authors
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Author Roy Morris explains how Samuel Clemens’ six-year journey from Missouri to Hawaii – with lengthy stopovers in Virginia Cit...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 18, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Tasha Alexander is the author of four Victorian-era historical mysteries following the career of Lady Emily Ashton, whose exploits...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 4, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Mark Lee Gardner discusses his new book about one of the most thrilling manhunts in Wild West history, lawman Pat Garrett’s purs...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Longtime Kansas City Star columnist Mike Hendricks and his wife, local blogger Roxie Hammill, discuss t...
Signature Event
Monday, February 22, 2010
6:30pm
Novelist and critic Edmund White discusses his new memoir City Boy on Monday, February 22...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 18, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Educator Jay Greene explains which education reforms hold the most promise and why on Thursday, Februar...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 11, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Author John Brewer discusses his new book The American Leonardo: A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money on...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 4, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Author and historian Steven Watts discusses his new book Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
The inaugural exhibition of the Orval Hixon gallery, Shooting Stars: The Celebrity Photography of Orval Hixon, opens on...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Author Gretchen Rubin discusses her new book The Happiness Project: Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning,...