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The Library will be CLOSED Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of Independence Day.

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

In The News

The Linda Hall Unveils New Brand Identity, Inviting the Public to “Unleash Your Curiosity”

JUNE 18, 2026

Events

Tectonic Plate Collisions: Geological T

Since the 1960s, geology has been revolutionized by the discovery of tectonic plates and plate collisions. After a brief introduction, this lectur...

AUG 20, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

In The News

The Linda Hall: Science Library and Arboretum Announces 2026-2027 Fellowships

JUNE 12, 2026

In The News

Beyond The Match: A Custom Publication to Shine Spotlight on KC's Thriving Arts Scene During FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City

JUNE 8, 2026

In The News: June 12

The Linda Hall: Science Library and Arboretum Announces 2026-2027 Fellowships

In The News: June 8

Beyond The Match: A Custom Publication to Shine Spotlight on KC's Thriving Arts Scene During FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City

In The News: Apr 21

What Did We Think We Knew? On wonder, paradigm, and The Alchemy of Knowledge

In The News: Apr 14

Kansas City Invention Convention Returns April 16 at Swinney Recreation Center

In The News: Mar 2

A new kind of exhibition explores how scientific discovery has disrupted our understanding of the world – and our place within it

In The News: Feb 2

How Do I Become a Cyber Security Professional

An interactive Q & A session featuring a panel of cyber security professionals. This event had ended. Click on Watch Now to the view the recording.

APR 15, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Events

Ecological Design: The Olmsted Brothers' Legacy

How the Olmsted Brothers' design solutions provide insights into today's ongoing concerns about water management, sustainable urban planning, & more.

JUN 16, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Science of Climate Migration by Frank R. Spellman

In The News: July 1

Green Reads: The Science of Climate Migration

Photo of Library main entrance by Troy Thomas, Summit Studios

In The News: June 26

Linda Hall Library Announces 2025-26 Fellowships

Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice by Cleo Wölfle Hazard

In The News: June 2

Green Reads: Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice

Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific by MD Saidul Islam and Edson Kieu

In The News: May 1

Green Reads: Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific

H is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z by Elizabeth Kolbert

In The News: Apr 1

Green Reads: H is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z

View of Greenwich Observatory from the north. 1676 Etching

In The News: Mar 19

New Acquisition: John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis

In The News: Feb 28

Green Reads: Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis

Map from the Himmelskarte, printed lithographically, which presents a stunning image of the night sky.

In The News: Feb 25

Honoring Elinor Eisemann, 1932-2025

In The News: Feb 11

New Acquisition—Lichen: Rambles in the Colorado Front Range

In The News: Jan 31

Green Reads: The Intersectional Environmentalist

Wing of a European Roller (Corracias garrulus), by Albrecht Dürer, 1500-1512 Albertina, Vienna.

In The News: Jan 23

From Frescoes to Field Guides: A Journey Through the History of Bird Illustration

In The News: Jan 3

Green Reads: Sustainability for the Forgotten

The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & Glaciers / by John Tyndall ... with Twenty-Five Illustrations Drawn and Engraved under the Direction of the Author. 6th ed. London: King, 1876. Print.

In The News: Dec 18

Happy Holidays from the Linda Hall Library

A Selection of Photographs of Stars, Star-Clusters and Nebulae, by Isaac Roberts, 1893

In The News: Dec 4

The World's Fabric

In The News: Nov 20

Gardens of Knowledge: Cultivating Science and Information in Early Modern Horticulture Books

In The News: Nov 12

New Acquisition: Sailing Ships and Lightning in Gold

Frontispiece from the Prodromus, where we see seven figures gathered in an imagined pavilion. From left to right, the astronomers are Johannes Hevelius, Wilhelm IV, the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, Ulugh Beg, Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, and Giovanni Riccioli.

Press Release: Nov 12

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Linda Hall Library Present All-New Multi-Cultural, Multi-Faith Advancement of Astronomy Exhibition

Frontispiece from the Firmamentum Sobiescianum

In The News: Nov 12

Mapping the Heavens

“View from Point Sublime, Looking East,” chromolithograph after drawing by William Henry Holmes, in Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District, by Clarence Dutton, Atlas, pl. XV, 1882.

In The News: Nov 8

Perspectives on the Grand Canyon: Willian Henry Holmes

In The News: Nov 1

Linda Hall Library Offers Free Digital Scans to Former Fellows

Events

Moon Trees: Living Testaments to Project Apollo

Explore the history of Colonel Stuart Roosa's moon trees and the legacy of this little-known Apollo experiment. Click Watch Now to view the recording.

JUL 20, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Events

The Nature of Artificial Intelligence

Registration opens for a limited number of seats on September 8 at 9am CT.AI is all around us—recognizing faces in photos, transcribing speech, an...

OCT 20, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Linda Hall Unveils New Brand Identity, Inviting the Public to “Unleash Your Curiosity”

Tectonic Plate Collisions: Geological T

The Linda Hall: Science Library and Arboretum Announces 2026-2027 Fellowships

Beyond The Match: A Custom Publication to Shine Spotlight on KC's Thriving Arts Scene During FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City

The Linda Hall: Science Library and Arboretum Announces 2026-2027 Fellowships

Beyond The Match: A Custom Publication to Shine Spotlight on KC's Thriving Arts Scene During FIFA World Cup 26 Kansas City

What Did We Think We Knew? On wonder, paradigm, and The Alchemy of Knowledge

Kansas City Invention Convention Returns April 16 at Swinney Recreation Center

A new kind of exhibition explores how scientific discovery has disrupted our understanding of the world – and our place within it

Green Reads: Farming While Black

Green Reads: Social Mobilisation for Climate Change

Green Reads: Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Middle East

Green Reads: Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge

Green Reads: Working-Class Environmentalism

Green Reads: Latinx Environmentalisms

Green Reads: What if We Get it Right

How Do I Become a Cyber Security Professional

Ecological Design: The Olmsted Brothers' Legacy

Green Reads: The Science of Climate Migration

Linda Hall Library Announces 2025-26 Fellowships

Green Reads: Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice

Green Reads: Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific

Green Reads: H is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z

New Acquisition: John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis

Green Reads: Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis

Honoring Elinor Eisemann, 1932-2025

New Acquisition—Lichen: Rambles in the Colorado Front Range

Green Reads: The Intersectional Environmentalist

From Frescoes to Field Guides: A Journey Through the History of Bird Illustration

Green Reads: Sustainability for the Forgotten

Happy Holidays from the Linda Hall Library

The World's Fabric

Gardens of Knowledge: Cultivating Science and Information in Early Modern Horticulture Books

New Acquisition: Sailing Ships and Lightning in Gold

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Linda Hall Library Present All-New Multi-Cultural, Multi-Faith Advancement of Astronomy Exhibition

Mapping the Heavens

Perspectives on the Grand Canyon: Willian Henry Holmes

Linda Hall Library Offers Free Digital Scans to Former Fellows

Moon Trees: Living Testaments to Project Apollo

The Nature of Artificial Intelligence

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