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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: 9:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Location: Plaza Branch
Learn about the resources the Library has available for job-seekers, and get some practical tips on searching, and resume and cover letter-writing. The session will present information from the Library’s H&R Block Business & Career Center and our online databases. Also learn how to find the best books to make your job search a success! Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Location: Westport Branch
Blue Fish explores the underwater world of a little fish so blue that his "room" is so messy. How can he fix it? Will his friends help? Numbers, colors, personal space and safety combine to create a splashingly good time! A brand new show tailored for a preschool audience. Interactive core valued and entertaining for the smallest of friends. Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Location: Southeast 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. It offers universal lessons of wit and cleverness. Start: 11:00 am
Location: Sugar Creek Branch
Learn more about getting around on your computer in this class, which offers insights into hardware and software components. Start: 2:00 pm
Location: North-East 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: 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. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Location: Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas
Can you find the hidden treasures in the library? See Wick to register. Start: 5:00 pm
Location: Trails West Branch
Whether you are a beginning knitter looking for hands-on help or a pro seeking resources, we'll offer advice on your projects. Come for assistance or pleasant chatter. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Location: Westport Branch
Join Library Staff at 5 pm every Tuesday for a walk through Westport, Plaza and the surrounding area. Start: 6:00 pm
Location: Waldo Branch
"Can’t cook but doesn’t bite." So begins the ad offering the services of an "A-1 housekeeper" that draws the attention of widower Oliver Milliron in the fall of 1909. And so also begins the unforgettable season that deposits the noncooking, nonbiting, ever-whistling Rose Llewellyn and her font-of-knowledge brother, Morris Morgan, in Marias Coulee, Montana. Start: 6:00 pm
Location: Lucile H. Bluford Branch
Come and learn how to master the game of chess. Chess coaches from the LINC- Chess for Life program will be at Bluford every Tuesday at 6:00 PM. Start: 6:30 pm
Location: Plaza Branch
Families who can't make it to the Library during the day can enjoy evening story times. We will read great books, and make music and crafts. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Location: Sugar Creek Branch
Come join the Read 'Em and Weep Book Group each month to share your passion for books and join in on riveting book discussion. This month's selection is Guernsey Literary and Sweet Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. Program begins at 7:00pm, please call 816-701-3489 for more information. | ||