All Library locations will be closed Thursday, June 19, for Juneteenth.
History & Genealogy
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
A panel of military historians will discuss the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg on Wednesday, July 1,...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by v...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
In 1917, as the U.S. entered World War I, Isaac Katz turned a challenge into an opportunity. A wartime decree prohibited stores from staying ope...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Author and historian David O. Stewart discusses his new book Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johns...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by v...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library hosts Margi Conrads and Catherine Futter for a discussion called Drawing...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Leonard Zeskind discusses his new book Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Mar...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
The Historic Kansas City Foundation and Dr. Bill Worley host a walking tour of downtown Kansas City on W...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua p...
Sunday, May 17, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
In 1838, Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs issued the "Order of Extermination" that ordered the killing or removal of Mormons residing in Missouri&...