Central Library will close early Thursday, November 6 at 1:00 p.m. & all other locations will close at 2:30 p.m. for an all staff event.
Signature Event
Sunday, November 9, 2025
2:00pm
In Person
Experience a musical tribute to Paris inspired by the personal essays in A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light. Vocalis...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
Historian Lorissa Rinehart discusses her new biography of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rankin, a Re...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Kansas author Laurie Dove discusses her debut book and the high rate of crime against members of Native communities. The novel follows Carrie Starr, w...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 20, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
The 10th annual Writers for Readers fundraiser dinner features celebrated bestselling author Candice Millard and the announcement of this year's Maya...
Activity
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
6:00pm
In Person
The Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Public Library are partnering on the KC Pop-Up Book Group. Meet fellow readers from across the me...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 4, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Lamonte McIntyre, Darryl Burton, and Patty Prewitt each spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. Judith Sabbert, retired president of th...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 7, 2025
2:00pm
In Person
UMKC professor Bradley Poos discusses his new book about Kansas City’s Central High School, founded in 1867. He shares the stories of students, educat...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 11, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
How did a bizarre online conspiracy movement become a global political force? Chris Conner, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Miss...
Signature Event
Saturday, December 13, 2025
11:30am
Online
In Person
What are the most surprising, engaging, and thought-provoking books of 2025? Kansas City metro area librarians share their favorite fiction and nonfic...
