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Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Central Library
The Missouri Valley Special Collections Department of the Kansas City Public Library presents the new, original exhibit Keys to the City: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Kansas City, Missouri, 1895-1957, opening Friday, September 4, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Central Library
The inaugural exhibit of the Orval Hixon gallery, Shooting Stars: The Celebrity Photography of Orval Hixon, is now on display at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. The exhibit features images of some of Hixon's most famous celebrity subjects, including Theda Bara, Al Jolson, and Kansas Citian Joan Crawford. Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Central Library
Nosotras: Portraits of Latinas, a collection of 50 photographs documenting the lives and culture of Latina immigrants in the United States, is on display. Nosotras, Spanish for the feminine "us" or "we," was organized by Virginia Dodier, a photography historian and a Mexican-American born on the border and raised in the American West. She, like many other Hispanic women and girls, has experienced the feeling of living in two worlds. Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Central Library
In the exhibit Pitty Patt(rn), artists Garry Noland and Cory Imig visually interpret—and re-invent—language, patterns, and ideas about the natural world using a variety of media, from acrylic paint on wood panels to duct tape and National Geographic magazines. According to Noland, "Our most basic human attitudes mimic the globe we live on. The waters erode the land while the land pushes back the water. Each requires the other for definition. Similarly, the alphabet requires space between the letters. Start: 9:00 am
Location: Waldo Branch
The AARP Tax-Aid program provides free tax preparation and assistance services to low and middle-income taxpayers with special attention to those ages 60 and older. Volunteer tax preparers will assist people from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Call 816-701-3486 for your reservation. Start: 9:30 am
Location: Plaza Branch
Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 25 minute story time, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Location: Southeast Branch
Microsoft Publisher is a great program for creating greeting cards, flyers and more! Join us as we create a personalized greeting card. Attendance at Microsoft Word classes or intermediate computer skills required. Uses Microsoft Publisher 2002/XP. Space is limited; call 816-701-3484 to register. Start: 10:30 am
Location: Trails West Branch
Dr. Mae Jemison, the world's first black female to fly on the space shuttle, and Bass Reeves, the first black United States Marshall, are just two of the great African-American pioneers you'll discover and explore in this musical tribute. Your guide for this interactive session is motivational storyteller and cultural historian Brother John. This program is recommended for grades 3-6. Start: 10:30 am
Location: Plaza Branch
Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 25 minute story time, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Location: Sugar Creek Branch
Learn what the Internet and your Internet browser can do for you! This class concentrates on the basics of online searches. No registration necessary. Call 816-701-3489 for more information. Start: 11:30 am
Location: Plaza Branch
Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 25 minute story time, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot. Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Location: Southeast Branch
More games than ever can be played since 2 TV screens are available so the Wii and PlaystationII games can be played simultaneously. New games have been added and of course you are still welcome to bring your own to share. Selections of more traditional board games are also available. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Location: Southeast Branch
Participation Requirements: Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Southeast Branch
You are invited to bring in a book you enjoyed to share with the other members of the Pizza & Pages Book Club what you liked or didn't like about it. Limit: 10 people Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Location: Westport Branch
Teens will learn to make softy animals from old cast off socks and gloves. These cute friends are easy to make, fun and inexpensive. Just bring your old (or new) socks and gloves as well as cotton stuffing. In no time, you will be carrying these whimsical friends home. Start: 5:00 pm
Location: North-East Branch
Come spend some time gaming with your friends. Start: 6:30 pm
Location: Plaza Branch
Author and political activist Charles Hardy discusses his book Cowboy in Caracas: A North American Memoir of Venezuela’s Democratic Revolution on Thursday, February 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. A former Catholic priest, Hardy has lived in Venezuela for more than 20 years. He spent eight of those years in a shack made of cardboard and tin in one of Caracas’ barrios. Start: 6:30 pm
Location: Central Library
Kansas City Star television critic Aaron Barnhart discusses his new book Tasteland, a look back at the best TV of the past 15 years, on Thursday, February 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. The event marks the release of the book, in which Barnhart chronicles the 100 best television programs to air during his 15 years as a critic. Each selection includes Barnhart's comments. His selections can all be rented, bought, or downloaded. | ||