Events

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.

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.

Bring your one-year-old to a program designed just for them.

Anansi the Spider is a lively telling of four classic folk tales from Africa and the Caribbean. All these humorous stories feature a trickster spider who sometimes gets tricked himself. In “How the Stories Came to the World”, “Tiger Becomes a Riding Horse”, The Magic of Five” and “Dinner for Two”, Anansi the Spider offers universal lessons of wit and cleverness.

Traditional African and Caribbean stories adapted by Paul Mesner

Need email? In this class we'll set up free Yahoo email accounts and learn how to send and read messages. Basic Internet skills helpful. Space is limited; call 816-701-3484 to register.

The amazing juggling fun of Brian Wendling -- juggling clubs raining in the air, real china bowls spinning, 3 hula hoops all around his body, vaudevillian cigar boxes telling a story, riding the waves on a rola bola while multitasking...old and new antics from that high energy guy who can do just about anything!

Watercolor 101

This is NOT your father's Duct Tape! We've made the belts, we've made the wallets... but we've NEVER been ambitious enough to make an entire beach bag! We have tape in all colors so you can create your own favorite bag!

The amazing juggling fun of Brian Wendling – juggling clubs raining in the air, real china bowls spinning, 3 hula hoops all around his body, vaudevillian cigar boxes telling a story, riding the waves on a rola bola while multitasking…old and new antics from that high energy guy who can do just about anything!

Call Megan @ 816.701.3489 to reserve your spot at the Sugar Creek Library today!

Come join us on Wednesdays during the summer at 2:00 p.m. for fun crafts and games or a movie. Recommended for ages 3-10.

Join the "Mystery at 118" Book Club to discuss Gaston Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera."

Learn the true elements of Hip hop culture: DJ'ing Rhyme/Rap, Dance, Art! Ages 10-17

The Inspirational Reading Group will share stories from their inspirational readings.

Allan Meltzer, the leading historian of the nation’s central bank, and Tom Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, join Crosby Kemper III, director of the Kansas City Public Library for a public conversation on the past, present, and future of the Federal Reserve System. The program takes place on Wednesday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.