All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Class or Discussion
Signature Event
Thursday, April 25, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
“To me,” Molly Peacock says, “a sonnet makes impossible emotions possible.” The revered poet, biographer, essayist, and short fiction...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 25, 2019
10:30am
In Person
Revered poet Molly Peacock conducts a morning poetry workshop in the Plaza Branch’s lower-level Cohen Center. The session, Sc...
Signature Event
Monday, April 22, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
The Library continues its examination of immigration in America with a screening of the film My American Girls: A Dominican Story and disc...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Displaced from their home in Belarus during World War II, a then-teenage Gitla Doppelt and her family joined bands of fo...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
In its day, there may have been no more stimulating place than London’s Turk’s Head Tavern on a Friday night. There in the mid- to late 18th century,...
Signature Event
Monday, April 8, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
The Library continues its examination of immigration in America with a screening and discussion of “The Golden Door,” the opening episode of the do...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 28, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Drawing from his new book, Harvard University’s Robert Mnookin takes stock of the situation of American Jews today. While they’ve ach...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Nearing Kansas City’s April 2 primary, the sprawling field of hopefuls to succeed outgoing Mayor Sly James gathers for a public forum soliciting their...
Signature Event
Monday, March 11, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
The Library continues its examination of immigration in America, exploring the challenges of living in a new country and culture and balancing the tra...
Signature Event
Monday, March 4, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Renowned cognitive neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf discusses the challenges – and dangers – of reading increasingly on screens. It’s not...