In partnership with MyRecoveryKC, we would like to invite you to a supportive and inclusive space for all who seek recovery, healing, and connection. Here, everyone is welcome, whether you identify with a faith tradition or none. Together, we share our experiences and walk the 12-step path in a way that reflects our...

Join us for an afternoon full of fun! Meet new people or bring your own group. A variety of board games with open tables will be offered....

Everyday Carry Kits (EDCs) are small, utility containers for the things you just might need every day. They can include things like a small flashlight, a needle and thread, spare change, paper and pencil, emergency contact numbers, and other useful things. You have to think small! Supplies will be provided....

How will people in the future remember you? In this workshop, you’ll explore ways to mindfully document your individual history for descendants, future generations, and historians. Learn how to preserve your story through physical and digital recording methods – whether through personal keepsakes, computer d...

Join us for a TTRPG that will leave you quaking in your boots, or possibly your endoskeleton! We will be using the Dread TTRPG system. No experience is necessary. Just show up with courage and a steady hand! For ages 12 to 18....

Children up to age 18 can sign up to read to a dog (or maybe even a cat if one decides to show up) in 15-minute increments. Dogs don't care if you hesitate over a difficult word, if you stammer, if you read slowly, they are just happy for the attention. Come to the happiest day of the month at our library! T...

Become a Trailblazer as we walk the trails of literature young and old, fiction and nonfiction....

Bring your crochet, knitting, or other portable craft project and get comfy in Room 312, where a podcast mystery will play in the background! Please note: Materials and instruction are not provided....

Free movies are shown in the Durwood Film Vault, an original bank vault converted into a 28-seat movie theatre at the Central Library. Screenings are daily at 2 p.m. and require no reservations, unless otherwise indicated. Seating begins at 1:45 p.m. and is first come first served. Saturday films are excl...

In partnership with MyRecoveryKC, we would like to invite you to a supportive and inclusive space for all who seek recovery, healing, and connection. Here, everyone is welcome, whether you identify with a faith tradition or none. Together, we share our experiences and walk the 12-step path in a way that reflects our...