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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: 9:00 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. 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 make something really groovy with some used CDs. Join us to find out what... 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. Start: 3:30 pm
Location: North-East Branch
Come spend some time gaming with your friends. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Location: Westport Branch
You can never have enough Magnets. Just bring any picture the size of a quarter OR old magazines that you don’t mind cutting up and learn how to transform Marbles into Awesome Picture Magnets. 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
Based on a Eugene O'Neil play that is itself a retelling of Greek myth set in 1850s New England. Sophia Loren plays a young wife in the center of a love triangle that includes two brothers. With Anthony Perkins. Not Rated (111 min.) | ||