Events

Between 1865 and 1880, Kansas attracted immigrants at a faster pace than anywhere else in the United States. This exhibit personalizes the story of immigration to the state over the last 150 years, revealing who these new Americans were, where they came from, and why they came to Kansas.

Americans by Choice was developed as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of the U.S. District Court of Kansas and is permanently on display in the Robert J. Dole Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas. A traveling version of the exhibit is coming to the Library.

Open through the 2012 World Series

Celebrate Kansas City’s All-Star summer with this new exhibit exploring our local baseball heritage.

The newest exhibition of the Orval Hixon Gallery, New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon, is on display from June 11, 2011 through 2013 at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. The exhibit features a rich selection of Hixon’s portraits, including images of some of the best-known dancers of his time.

To most local landscape architects, Hare & Hare is a household name. The firm has left an indelible mark on some of the most iconic and often-visited areas of Kansas City—the Country Club Plaza, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Loose Park, Ward Parkway, and Mission Hills among them.

Preschool age kids (3-5) will enjoy stories, songs, and art in this storytime.

Come and learn the fundamentals of a spreadsheet. This program allows you to create, sort and store both numeric and alphabetical data and display this data with charts and graphs. Call (816) 701-3482 to register for this class or just show up.

Come explore your world through our Storytime and make a fun craft. We will be reading the story, then making sock puppets to act out "The Three Little Pigs".

Need an e-mail account but don’t know the first thing about using one? This class will help you get a free e-mail account and learn how to use it. Call 701-3449 to register.

Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering decks and challenge our champion deck builders. We play and trade cards every Friday night in the teen area.

According to Japanese legend, the stars Vega and Altair represent the long-separated lovers, Orihime and Hikoboshi. Every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, they are allowed to meet each other in the sky for one night. Come to the Plaza Art Spot to hear the story of Orihime and Hikoboshi, add a wish on a tanzaku, make a beautiful uchiwa fan, and see an amazing kendo demonstration!