All Library locations will be closing early Wednesday, November 26 at 5 p.m. and will reopen Saturday, November 29.
Native American Heritage Month
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
6:00pm
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...
Sunday, November 30, 2025
2:00pm
In Person
Do you enjoy video games, but need a little variety in your play? Then Sunday Game Spotlights have you covered! Every Sunday in the Bluford Teen Ar...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Kansas author Laurie Dove discusses her debut book and the high rate of crime against members of Native communities. The novel follows Carrie Starr, w...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Stephen Aron, director of the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, discusses how to talk about the forcible removal of Native Americans f...
Thursday, September 5, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Blending tradition and history with commentary and aesthetics, the exhibition Going Home is at turns political, personal, satirical, and poignant. Art...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
6:00pm
Online
In Person
Indigenous artists featured in the Library exhibition The Heart Is a Fist talk about their inspirations and techniques in a panel discussion modera...
Monday, October 11, 2021
6:30pm
Online
Rep. Sharice Davis, in her second precedent-setting term in the U.S. House from Kansas’ 3rd District, discusses her new picture-book...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
6:30pm
Online
Pay attention, scientists say. The deadly winter storm that pummeled Texas last month is the latest warning on the impact of climate change. ...