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KC Pop-Up Book Group

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

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...

Wrongful Incarceration

Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:00pm

Central Library

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...

'Urban Education: Kansas City's Central High School and the Enduring Legacy of Racism'

Sunday, December 7, 2025 2:00pm

Central Library

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...

'Conspiracy Theories': Separating Facts from Fiction

Thursday, December 11, 2025 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

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...

Reading Roundup

Saturday, December 13, 2025 11:30am

Central Library

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...