Plaza Branch and Central Library will open late at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 due to the Kansas City Marathon.
Monday, July 7, 2025
Nearly 500 Library patrons attended free writing classes during the 2024-2025 school year. Those classes are back in August.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Sieglinde Othmer talks about her book, Joyous Longevity: The A-Z Field Guide, July 27 at 2 p.m. at the Waldo Branch.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Help the Library evaluate services, facilities, and programs as we plan for the future.
Friday, June 20, 2025
At 6 p.m. on June 25 at the Plaza Branch, Katherine Rose-Mockry talks about "Liberating Lawrence: Gay Activism in the 1970s at the University of Kansas.”
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Author Jamel Brinkley talks about his work and what it means to be a witness at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Plaza Branch.
Friday, February 28, 2025
Author Frances Levine discusses her new book on March 4.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The long-running 'Searching the Psyche Through Cinema' film series in 2025 focuses on food – and our relationship to it – followed by a Q&A.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Library and UMKC offer dozens of free writing classes in 2025.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
The Library announces this year's Maya Angelou Book Award winner.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
"Gone Girl" author is the featured guest at the 2024 Writers for Readers fundraiser on November 21.