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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.

If you require ADA accomodation to utilize Library services or attend events, please notify the Library office at least 48 hours in advance at 816.701.3400 [TDD: 816.701.3403].

Special Events

Thursday, June 27, 2013
This exhibit by New York artist Glen Hansen features drawings and paintings inspired by the details and ornamentation of Kansas City’s downtown architecture.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Artist Glen Hansen discusses the more than three dozen drawings and paintings of Kansas City buildings featured in his new exhibit opening June 27 at the Central Library.
Friday, June 28, 2013
This two-piece, nationally known kids’ band puts on a fun, family concert full of funky tunes so interactive that everyone gets to be part of the act! Appropriate for all ages.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
In honor of the Library’s new series on landmark Supreme Court cases, here’s a lineup of movies about classic courtroom confrontations.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Join us on the first Saturday of every month (June-October) as the Friends of the Kansas City Public Library host the sixth annual City Market Summer Book Sale. This month’s special: Paperback Fiction for fifty cents!
Friday, July 12, 2013
Paul Mesner Puppets celebrates 25 years of outstanding puppet shows with a presentation of The Comical Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard. Appropriate for all ages.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Local historian Joelouis Mattox looks at an era when African Americans were permitted to have picnics at just one spot in the city’s parks system: At Shelter No. 5 in Swope Park, known widely as “Watermelon Hill.”
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Time magazine editor-at-large David Von Drehle conducts a public conversation with Politico chief political correspondent Mike Allen, providing an insider’s look at politics, partisanship, and the ebb and flow of power in the nation’s capital.
Friday, July 19, 2013
YOUth Fringe Festival kicks off during Friday Night Family Fun and continues on Saturday, July 20, 2013, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with performances by youth for youth. Visit kclibrary.org after July 1, 2013 for a schedule of performances.
Friday, July 19, 2013
The Library celebrates the career of Kansas City-raised comedic actor Paul Rudd in this summer’s Off-the-Wall film series.

Exhibits at the Library

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The long and colorful history of the Kansas City Police Department is examined in this exhibit featuring images from the Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon highlights the local legend’s rich selection of photographic portraits, including images of some of the best-known dancers of his time.

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