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Signature Event
Thursday, May 19, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Amid humanitarian crises in Syria and Iraq and debate in the U.S. about how to address them, a panel of Kansas City-area faith leaders discuss reli...
Signature Event
Thursday, April 7, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas City, Kansas, native Nichole Pinkard is a nationally recognized leader in the area of digital learning, founding the Digita...
Signature Event
Monday, April 4, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Frank White was one of the Kansas City Royals’ anchors the last time they were defending World Series champions – 30 years ago. He...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
Educators and researchers have long recognized the importance of mastering reading by the end of third grade. Students falling short often falter in l...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 5, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Think about some of the little tasks you routinely perform. Scanning and bagging your own groceries. Filling your car with gas. Assembling the bedr...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Will Rogers would joke that his ancestors didn’t come to America on the Mayflower but they “met the boat,” a wry reference to his family heritage. The...
Signature Event
Monday, October 5, 2015
6:30pm
Online
In Person
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich worries that America’s economic recovery is bypassing most Americans. Adjusted for...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
An estimated 225,000 adults in Kansas City function at the lowest literacy level, denied some of the simplest and most important moments in life be...
Signature Event
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Travel the world without leaving Kansas City.
Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Bobbi Baker discus...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Author Pete Dulin is joined by the Library’s director of programming and marketing Steven Woolfolk, and represent...