All Library locations will be closed Sunday, April 20, for Easter.
History & Genealogy
Signature Event
Thursday, October 14, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
From bandits to gangsters, from kidnappers to gunslinging evangelists, Kansas City has proved to be a hotbed for criminals. In Kansas...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
American life changed forever in 1960 when Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy ushered politics into the multi...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library marks the launch of a new book, Elmwood Cemetery: Stories of Kansas City, on Wed...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
American life changed forever in 1960 when Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy ushered politics into the multi...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 3, 2010
4:00pm
In Person
The curator of the exhibit 200 Years on Troost, Father Paisius (David) Altschul, talks about the avenue's rich hi...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 30, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Historian and author Duane W. Roller presents his book, Cleopatra: A Biography, described as a “rich, co...
Signature Event
Monday, September 27, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
American life changed forever in 1960 when Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy ushered politics into the multi...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 19, 2010
4:00pm
In Person
Missouri natives Mark Twain and Thomas Hart Benton were kindred spirits who found inspiration in Missouri’s people, places, and practices....
Signature Event
Thursday, September 16, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall is the city’s oldest and largest general history museum. Housed in the former residence of lumber bar...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Archivists Randy Roberts and Shannon Julien discuss their new book Pittsburg State University: A Pho...