Kansas and Missouri mushroom experts provide tips for foraging wild mushrooms.

Great Game Lab director talks about the "two footballs" in Tuesday event.

The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program is offered at a few locations, including the Waldo and Westport Branches.

Alison Rollins, winner of the fifth annual Maya Angelou Book Award, kicks off her Missouri tour on March 11 with a poetry reading and discussion.

In March, jazz master classes return as an evening event at the Plaza Branch.

Stop by Library branches during the week for job search assistance.

July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Library is gearing up for the occasion.

The "Mask of the Deer Woman" author event takes place on Nov. 18, and the KC Pop-Up Book Group on Dec. 3 at the Plaza Branch.

Bestselling author Candice Millard is the featured guest at the annual Writers for Readers fundraiser dinner on November 20.

Five poetry collections are shortlisted for the fifth annual Maya Angelou Book Award.