All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Ken Albala discusses Pancake: A Global History on Tuesday, January 6, at 6:30...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
6:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library welcomes author Keith Gandal for a discussion of his new book The Gun and the Pen: Hemingway,...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
7:00pm
In Person
Michael Knight and Allen Wier join moderator Steve Paul of The Kansas City Star for the...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
6:30pm
In Person
Vicki Myron discusses her best-selling book, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World....
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
6:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library welcomes revolutionary book designer Chip Kidd for an exploration of The Secret History of...
Sunday, November 16, 2008
3:00pm
In Person
The chaos and violence happening in the African country of Sudan—one of gravest tragedies in modern world history—is the focus of a d...
Sunday, November 16, 2008
1:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library hosts poet Sean Hill for a reading from his first collection of poetry, Blood Tie...
Saturday, November 15, 2008
2:00pm
In Person
One of America’s most renowned young artists, Kadir Nelson, discusses his work in Kansas City on Saturday,...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
7:00pm
In Person
On Tuesday, November 11, at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.,...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
3:30pm
In Person
Noted Russia scholar Marshall Goldman discusses his recent book – Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia...