The Bluford Branch will close at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18 due to staffing issues.
Signature Event
October 7, 2023
4:00pm
In a discussion in conjunction with his Library exhibition A Survey of Elemental Gratitude, an arresting collection of photographs of Kansas’ Flint Hi...
Signature Event
October 5, 2023
6:00pm
Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City's premier literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring celebrated author Lan Samantha Chang in c...
Signature Event
October 1, 2023
2:00pm
Drawing from copious research and interviews with principal participants for his new book Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of a...
Signature Event
September 27, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Internationally known photojournalist and writer B.A. Van Sise discusses his exhibition Invited to Life, featuring selected black-and-white portraits...
Signature Event
September 20, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In a discussion of his book The Last Million: Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War, historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Da...
Signature Event
September 16, 2023
2:00pm
In Person
In a special Missouri Valley Saturdays presentation, Suzanne Hogan, creator and producer of KCUR public radio’s A People’s History of Kansas City, dis...
Signature Event
September 13, 2023
7:00pm
In Person
Note the 7 p.m. start time
Award-winning author, historian, podcast host, and New Yorker staffer Jill Lepore juxtaposes the political and personal...
Signature Event
September 12, 2023
6:00pm
Online
In Person
In the latest installment of the Library’s Turning Points series in partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, military histori...
Signature Event
September 8, 2023
8:45pm
In Person
Director Tim Burton’s second take on Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader takes place in a wintry Gotham City, with The Penguin (Danny DeVito) attemptin...
Signature Event
September 5, 2023
6:00pm
In Person
Is it better for elderly loved ones to age in place or be cared for in a nursing home? A panel of experts examines the emotionally fraught issue in a...