All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
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Signature Event
Thursday, July 17, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Nobody expected much of Sergio Leone’s 1964 Italian Western A Fistful of Dollars – not even its young American star, Clint Eastwood, who s...
Signature Event
Saturday, June 14, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
During decades of official segregation in public schools, all-black Lincoln High was a source of community inspiration, pride, and hope matched onl...
Signature Event
Saturday, June 14, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
Join Michelle Pond, Judith Towse Roberts, and Rhiannon Ross, Kansas City artists, writers and me...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
A panel of experts from Kansas and Missouri discusses ongoing efforts to develop MetroGreen, a system of nature areas, greenways,...
Signature Event
Thursday, June 5, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. But what are the effects of children on their parents? New York...
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
John Bluford, the chief executive officer of Truman Medical Centers, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as...
Signature Event
Thursday, May 22, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Incredibly wealthy individuals and corporations are radically redefining our electoral process in a way that, failing a dramatic intervention, sign...
Signature Event
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Best-selling urban fiction author Kimberla Lawson Roby discusses and reads from the latest novel in her popular series about the R...
Signature Event
Monday, April 21, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
After months of contentious debate, the Missouri State Board of Education has finalized a plan to address the state’s unaccredited school districts...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
8:30am
In Person
Join representatives from Crossroads Academy, the Downtown Council, and the Kansas City Public Library...