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Class or Discussion
Monday, May 5, 2025
1:00pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library's Career Specialist Kathleen Kennedy will lead a discussion on how job seekers can leverage their...
Friday, May 2, 2025
1:00pm
In Person
Want to get out and meet other homeschool families? Come to the Trails West Branch on the first and third Fridays of every month to connect, make n...
Thursday, May 1, 2025
6:30pm
Online
In Person
Writer and director David Wayne Reed brings back Shelf Life, his popular show-and-tell storytelling series, for Big Read 2025, a free, city-wide readi...
Thursday, May 1, 2025
1:00pm
In Person
Everyone has a story. Sometimes it’s a chance encounter worthy of a mystery novel; sometimes it’s a simple moment of beauty that stops you in your...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
5:30pm
In Person
Join us for a film screening and discussion for the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. Crip Camp is a 2020 Netflix d...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
5:30pm
In Person
Would you like to learn and practice Spanish? Join us at the Ruiz Branch each Tuesday evening from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm for casual lessons and open co...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
1:00pm
In Person
Poetry is not only about word choice; it’s also about how the words lay on the page. This class will explore poetic forms that emphasize how the wo...
Friday, April 25, 2025
2:00pm
In Person
What is a poem that doesn’t have any words? A poem that is struggling to depart the page? A poem that challenges us to rethink “poetry” altogether?...
Thursday, April 24, 2025
1:00pm
In Person
Grandpa and Grandma’s first meeting. Your parents’ journey to America. The birth of your first (or fifth) child. All families have stories, but man...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
7:00pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library in collaboration with Kansas City Swingout are excited to share an all-ages, all-inclusive social dance event free to th...