All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
Thursday, May 20, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Best-selling Life of Pi author, Yann Martel, discusses his latest novel, Beatrice and Virgil,...
Monday, May 17, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
National Book Award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick discusses The Last Stand, his new book about the Battle of Litt...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Jonathan Bender discusses his new book Lego: A Love Story, chronicling his time spent researching the c...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
The Big Read brings author Marilynne Robinson to Kansas City on Wednesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Author T.J. Stiles discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vande...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Louis Armstrong was among the greatest jazz musicians of the 20th century and a giant of modern American culture, knocking the Beatles off the to...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Reif Larsen discusses his debut novel, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, an imaginative and meticulou...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author Anna Quindlen discusses her book, Every Last One...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
9:00pm
In Person
Location: Unity Temple, 707 W. 47th St.
Author Karl Marlantes discusses his new novel Matterh...
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...