All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
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
In Person
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
Friday, January 29, 2010
7:00pm
In Person
Ann Ingalls discusses her new children's book The Little Piano Girl, a biography of Mary Lou Wi...
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
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Anne C. Heller discusses her new book Ayn Rand and the World She Made, a biography of the author and p...
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,...
Signature Event
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Bestselling author Michael Gates Gill discusses his new book How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope...