All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
Signature Event
Thursday, March 19, 2009
9:00pm
In Person
The New York Times bestselling author Frank Delaney discusses his latest book Shannon: A Novel...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:00pm
In Person
Poet C.D. Wright joins a panel of poetry faculty from the University of Missouri— Kansas City for a discus...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 8, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library brings its Twain and His Times series to a close with Twain and the Idea of the Great Ameri...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 26, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Best-selling author Tom Clavin discusses his new book, The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines i...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
7:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library welcomes international bestselling author Azar Nafisi for a presentation based on her new book...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 22, 2009
1:30pm
In Person
Michelle Boisseau will present her newest book of poetry A Sunday in God-Years on Sunday...
Signature Event
Friday, February 20, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Frankie Muse Freeman discusses her memoir A Song of Faith and Hope: The Life of Frankie Muse Freeman on...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00pm
In Person
Author Sam Lipsyte presents the February talk in the Library’s Writers at Work series on Thursday, Febr...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
In part two of the What Works in Urban Education series presented by Tom Bloch and the University Academy...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Jennifer Weber, an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas, discusses her new book Copperheads: T...