Signature Events
The Library offers this year’s final session of open-air yoga led by Lauren Leduc, founder and teacher at Kansas City’s Karma Tribe Yoga and the city’s best yoga instructor of 2016, as selected by readers of The Pitch. The one-hour class is suitable for all skill levels. Participants are asked to bring their own mats and water. Wind down afterward by browsing for a book or taking in the Central Library sights.
Stewart O’Nan's work spans from Snow Angels and Last Night at the Lobster to a nonfiction collaboration with Stephen King, Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season. In conjunction with his four-day stay as the Cockefair Writer in Residence at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, he discusses his craft and career in a conversation with Angela Elam of KCUR-FM's New Letters on the Air.
Rebecca Davis, Sandra Enriquez
Big Read KC
During the Vietnam conflict, battles on the homefront went beyond anti-war protests. Activists gathered in support of many cultural movements: civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, rights for students and workers, and protections for the environment. UMKC history professors Rebecca Davis and Sandra Enriquez examine the protests of the ’60s and compare them with those of today.
Pat O'Neill
In a discussion of his new book, Dearest Mother: Letters from a Lonesome Sammy, 1915-1919, Kansas City marketing icon, local historian, and author Pat O’Neill brings to life the intimate and often humorous accounts of Army artillery sergeant George Wigert (O'Neill's grandfather), who served in World War I on the front lines of France, settled years after the war in Kansas City, and died in 1976.
Friday Night Family Fun
Get a head start on Halloween, enjoying games, a haunted house, face painting, and trick-or-treating in the Kid Corner of the Plaza Branch. Yes, you can come in costume!
Appropriate for kids of all ages. Co-presented by the Plaza Branch’s Teen Leaders of Today.
Appropriate for kids of all ages. Co-presented by the Plaza Branch’s Teen Leaders of Today.
Looking to add to, or launch, your collection of fine art books and other media? The Friends of the Kansas City Public Library offer hundreds of items — books, DVDs, and CDs — spotlighting art, music, film, and photography ranging from used to gift quality. Most items are priced at $3 or less. Specialty books start at $5.
Big Read KC
The war experience in Vietnam varied greatly, depending on when and where you served. A panel of military veterans, convened by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, reflects back on the conflict from individual perspectives.
The 2017 Art in the Loop Project: Cue!, a curated outdoor exhibition staged in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and KC Streetcar, wraps up with a reception, a pop-up exhibit, and a final round of performances.
