This Week at the Library

This week at the Library, you can join us at:

Library OnDemand Available anytime you like

Your doorway into live and archived programs. Arts & Culture, Career & Finance, Community Matters, Writers and more!

Martin Luther King, Jr Lecture Series: Journalist Yamiche Alcindor – Tuesday, Feb. 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

This year UMKC's Martin Luther King Jr lecture series features Yamiche Alcindor, the moderator of Washington Week, White House correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, and a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. 

RESCHEDULED: Caregiver Workshop: Power of Nature-Based Play with Rosanna Munoz – Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7-8 p.m.  

Whether it's finding activities to keep them busy or understanding what's going on inside their heads, being a caregiver of young children can be challenging. Each month's caregiver workshop explores a different topic to support and enrich relationships between kids age birth to 6 and their caregivers.

Maintain Your Ride – Thursday, Feb. 17, noon-1:30 p.m.

DIY bike maintenance made simple! Get your hands dirty and learn to keep your bike in tip-top shape with this FREE virtual class from Johnson County Library and BikeWalkKC. Our instructors will teach you how to keep your bike in good working order with a few basic tools and some practical know-how. 

Legislative Coffee Series – Saturday, Feb. 19, 10-11 a.m.

Discover what's percolating in the Kansas Legislature. Representatives and Senators with constituents in Johnson County will discuss the new legislative session, followed by Q&A. You bring the questions!

  • Senator Pat Pettey, District 6
  • Senator Mike Thompson, District 10
  • Representative Jerry Stogsdill, District 21
  • Senator Cindy Holscher, District 8

And much more happening this week »