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.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
11:00am
In Person
Join us for a special program by the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections team on the...
Saturday, November 8, 2025
11:00am
In Person
The Hike for Reconciliation is a one-of-a-kind annual event that brings Kansas Citians of all ages and backgrounds together to celebrate community,...
Sunday, November 9, 2025
2:00pm
Online
In Person
Director Jon Trozzolo and producer Jody Valet discuss their new documentary-in-progress titled The Neighborhood: The North End Becomes Columbus Park....
Monday, November 10, 2025
3:30pm
In Person
Join us for a special program by the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections team on the...
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...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Military professor Geoff Babb discusses the Qing Dynasty’s rise and fall, its military campaigns amid the “Century of Humiliation,” and the events tha...
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...