All Library locations will close early, Thursday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m. for Staff Day. Plaza Branch will close an hour earlier at 12:30 p.m. We appreciate your understanding and support as we take this opportunity to recognize the amazing individuals who make our library a welcoming place for all.
Arts & Culture
Signature Event
Saturday, April 16, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
What better way to celebrate Shakespeare than by getting into character?
SHAKESperience, a hands-on workshop conducted by t...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 14, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Participating in the conversation are several notable local music personalities: Katy Guillen (of the band Katy Guillen and the Gi...
Signature Event
Monday, April 11, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Libraries were an essential part of life for Jane Austen – and for the characters in her novels. She made ample use of her father’s collection of m...
Signature Event
Monday, April 11, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech – delivered 70 years ago at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri – still resounds today. Most contemporar...
Signature Event
Saturday, April 9, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library plays host to the annual Missouri 5th Congressional District student art exhibit and celebration, a...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 3, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Coterie Theatre artists read from favorite children's books while young audience members can “jump into the story,” adding their o...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Until the late 18th century, Shakespeare’s works were known in America only on the page – and not the stage. Felicia Hardison Londré...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 20, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
Efforts to combat blight and “renew” Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, took off after the end of World War II, but the results were m...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 17, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
The three artists behind the new exhibition Measured Space – on display in the Rocky and Gabriella Mountain Gallery through May 22...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 10, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
The acclaimed 2010 film Black Swan offers a strange and terrifying interpretation of the dance world, revolving around a bal...