Events & activities

To find Events and Activities at the Kansas City Public Library:

  • Use the main menu under Events & Activities (above)
  • Select a date on the calendar (left)
  • Select your preferences in the "Check out Library events" dropdown menus (left).
  • Scroll down to see Special Events below.

Special Events

  • Thursday, March 11, 2010
    Courtney E. Martin discusses the history of the iconic doll and the controversy surrounding the influence it has had on the self-image of American girls.
  • Friday, March 12, 2010
    Dianne de Las Casas presents an evening of singing, clapping, laughing, and storytelling.
  • Saturday, March 13, 2010
    Join Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec for an afternoon of music and storytelling as he presents Asia Fantasia.
  • Tuesday, March 16, 2010
    Libertarian economist Jeff Miron discusses the 2009 stimulus package and suggests an alternative plan he contends would promote economic expansion rather than redistribution.
  • Tuesday, March 16, 2010
    Artists Garry Noland and Cory Imig share a fascination: how to visualize patterns, and discover beauty and meaning in the everyday.
  • Thursday, March 18, 2010
    Tasha Alexander is the author of four Victorian - era historical mysteries. In the latest installment, Tears of Pearl, Alexander explores a vividly depicted Constantinople in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire.
  • Friday, March 19, 2010
    Adam Miller performs his singing through history program of traditional and contemporary folk songs.
  • Sunday, March 21, 2010
    A free monthly series of probing films, followed by discussions featuring cinema and psychoanalysis experts for an examination of how celluloid gets under our skin – and into our psyche.
  • Sunday, March 21, 2010
    Through archival photographs and memorabilia, Joe and Michele Boeckholt trace the many fashions of Harzfeld’s, an early ready-to-wear clothier located on historic Petticoat Lane.
  • Tuesday, March 23, 2010
    Author Roy Morris explains how the frontier exploits of a young Samuel Clemens led to his eventual emergence as Mark Twain.
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Exhibits at the Library

Bound for Glory: America in Color

Garry Noland with Cory Imig: Pitty Patt(rn)

Shooting Stars: The Celebrity Photography of Orval Hixon

Keys to the City: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Kansas City, Missouri, 1895-1957

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