All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Books & Authors
Signature Event
Thursday, October 30, 2008
9:00pm
In Person
Five local horror experts discuss their contributions to The Book of Lists: Horror on Thursday,...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 26, 2008
4:00pm
In Person
Local authors Cydney Millstein and Carol Grove will discuss their new book Houses of Missouri, 1870...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 23, 2008
8:30pm
In Person
Author Bill Kauffman discusses his recent book, Ain’t My America:...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
9:00pm
In Person
Author Darren Shan will discuss his extensive body of work on Wednesday, October 22, at...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 19, 2008
4:00pm
In Person
Colonel Thomas Swope made his fortune in Kansas City real estate, a pursuit that led to his donation of the 1,350-acre parkland that made his na...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
8:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library hosts noted film expert David Thomson for a discussion of his new book Have You See...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 9, 2008
8:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library hosts Thomas E. Kennedy for a discussion of how his account of a series of bus trips transcends mer...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 2, 2008
8:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library hosts poet Victoria Chang for a reading from her latest collection as part of a presentation called...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
9:00pm
In Person
Regarded as one of the most engaging speakers in the children’s book world, author Leonard S. Marcus discusses his latest work,...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 25, 2008
9:00pm
In Person
New York Times bestselling author Jennet Conant discusses her newest nonfiction account of events surrounding American i...