I Categories Arts Consortium Literary March 9, 2026 It’s poetry time – the Kansas City Public Library invites you to listen, read or pick up a pen Poetry and poets do a lot of work. Alison Rollins’ collection “Black Bell,” for instance, does a tremendous amount.
K Categories Arts Consortium Literary January 21, 2026 Kansas City Public Library marks America’s 250th anniversary with speakers, book lists and more Jeremy Drouin, special collections manager at the Kansas City Public Library, was just six years old in 1976.
C Categories Arts Consortium Literary November 17, 2025 Candice Millard to speak at November Writers for Readers event In November, Millard takes the stage at the annual Writers for Readers fundraiser.
T Categories Arts Consortium Literary September 12, 2025 This year’s Heartland Book Festival is back with even more to love This fall, the Kansas City Public Library and Missouri Humanities have again teamed up to offer the region a free day of literary events.
& Categories Arts Consortium July 10, 2025 “Rock, Paper, Scissors:” Gabuardy brothers collaborate on new exhibition Somehow Fredy Gabuardy keeps winning rock, paper, scissors. His twin, Francisco, says it’s happened five times.
D Categories Articles Literary Performing July 10, 2025 Defunding the arts Arts organizations express uncertainty and alarm as the Trump administration slashes budgets and rescinds grants.
F Categories Arts Consortium Performing May 14, 2025 Future Stages Festival spotlights local youth talent Since 2014, Future Stages Festival has showcased thousands of talented local youth performers.
K Categories Arts Consortium Literary May 14, 2025 Kansas City Public Library welcomes all ages for summer reading The Kansas City Public Library launches its annual Summer Reading program May 30, and it runs through August 15.
S Categories Articles Literary Sponsored Content April 10, 2025 Sponsored: Maya Angelou Book Award Winner to Speak at the Kansas City Public Library The presence of a ghost means that the past is speaking to you, author Jamel Brinkley says. “You can’t ignore the past.”
