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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
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: 10:30 am
Location: Plaza Branch
Bring your child to the Library for stories and songs for the preschool set(ages 3-5), followed by a craft in the Art Spot. Start: 10:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
Location: Lucile H. Bluford Branch
This class will teach you the basics of searching the Internet. Learn what a browser is and how it is used to find all kinds of interesting things online. Call (816) 701-3482 for reservations. Start: 10:30 am
Location: North-East Branch
Splash into our Storytime and make a fun craft related to our Watery Summer Reading theme; Make a Splash Read! Start: 11:00 am
Location: Trails West Branch
"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. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Location: Central Library
Need to write a letter or a report? Learn the basics of this powerful word processing program. Call 701-3449 to register. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Location: Plaza Branch
Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering decks and challenge our champion deck builders. We play and trade cards every Friday night in the teen area. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Location: Plaza Branch
YOUth Fringe Festival kicks off at Plaza during Friday Night Family Fun and then continues on Saturday for a full day of activities. Both Friday and Saturday’s events will include music, dance, and magic with performers that include City in Motion Dance Theater, Barstow Theater, and the Society of Youth Magicians. Saturday’s activities will also feature youth films, a special fashion show, and a special appearance by teen singer Jamie Amber Lynn. | ||