Events

« Monday July 12, 2010 »
Mon
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

Color in Freedom, an exhibit by Joseph Holston, is on display June 5 – August 1, 2010, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Color in Freedom features 49 paintings, representing his interpretation of the Underground Railroad and the journey hundreds of people living in slavery took to gain their freedom in the North.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Central Library

An exhibit documenting the history of Bunce Island, a key base of operations for European slave merchants in Sierra Leone, will be on display starting Saturday, June 12, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

The exhibit, Bunce Island: A British Slave Castle in Sierra Leone tells the story of slave trading venture located off the coast of West Africa.  From this site, traders sent nearly 30,000 African captives to the Americas between 1670 and 1807.

Start: 9:00 am
Location: Plaza Branch

Every Monday there will be a *wet 'n wild craft. Drop by at anytime (while supplies last), complete the task and earn a prize.
*It won't actually be wet, but it will be wild!

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Location: Central Library

Eyewitness: Shark

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Plaza Branch

Stop by the Plaza Teen Place on Mondays from 2-5 pm throughout the Summer for a different, wacky activity each week. This week we'll explore the various uses for duct tape.

Ages 12-17

Start: 3:00 pm
Location: Lucile H. Bluford Branch

'Tweens only gaming in the gaming room at Bluford. Ages 8 to 12 years old.

Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Southeast Branch

Wii, Playstation II, board games from Chess to Monopoly are all available for teens to play during Gaming. Please bring and share the games you have for even more fun.
Time of event: 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

Start: 3:30 pm
Location: North-East Branch

Come spend some time gaming with your friends.

Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Location: Westport Branch

Bring your scrap pieces, sewing kits, and unfinished projects and lets quilt together. Beginning and advanced quilters are welcomed. Call 701-3488 to register.

Start: 6:00 pm
Location: Waldo Branch

Every Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. catch these study sessions designed to help those interested in obtaining their General Equivalency Diploma, the equivalent of a high school diploma. To register, call Adult Basic Education at 816.418.8202

Start: 6:30 pm
Location: Central Library

A satire about a nearly penniless theatrical show touring the Wild West in the 1880s, avoiding bill collectors by playing to mining camps, cow capitals, and outposts. Sophia Loren stars, with Anthony Quinn and Margaret O’Brien. Not Rated (100 min.)