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 child to the Library for stories and songs for the preschool set(ages 3-5), followed by a craft in the Art Spot.

Join Eric, Kelly and their fine, feathered friends as they dive into the world of magic. Entertaining to all ages, Eric brings the best of both classic and modern magic to every performance. With Felix the Psychic Duck on board and audience participation opportunities a-plenty, it's sure to be a memorable, laughable, head-scratching, mind-bending good time and an extraordinary way to "Make a Splash" at your public library.

Learn about this powerful free spreadsheet program. Open Office Calc is part of the open source Open Office Suite of programs. This powerful full function program has some features that the better know spreadsheet programs wish they had available. Come and explore the basics of this wonderful program. Call 701-3449 to register.

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.