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  • Scroll down to see Special Events below.

If you require ADA accomodation to utilize Library services or attend events, please notify the Library office at least 48 hours in advance at 816.701.3400 [TDD: 816.701.3403].

Special Events

Friday, July 12, 2013
Paul Mesner Puppets celebrates 25 years of outstanding puppet shows with a presentation of The Comical Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard. Appropriate for all ages.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
On July 28 the Library debuts the new documentary Nawang Gombu: Heart of a Tiger, about one of the world’s great mountaineers. That documentary, produced by Kansas City filmmaker Bev Chapman, inspired this film series about life and death at high altitudes. Vertical Limit (2000; PG-13)
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Local historian Joelouis Mattox looks at an era when African Americans were permitted to have picnics at just one spot in the city’s parks system: At Shelter No. 5 in Swope Park, known widely as “Watermelon Hill.”
Monday, July 15, 2013
July 24 is Amelia Earhart Day, honoring the woman aviator who set records in the 1930s and disappeared attempting an around-the-globe flight. In honor of that famous native of Atchison, Kansas, the Library is offering a film series about other real-life aviators. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957; NR)
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Time magazine editor-at-large David Von Drehle conducts a public conversation with Politico chief political correspondent Mike Allen, providing an insider’s look at politics, partisanship, and the ebb and flow of power in the nation’s capital.
Friday, July 19, 2013
YOUth Fringe Festival kicks off during Friday Night Family Fun and continues on Saturday, July 20, 2013, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with performances by youth for youth. Visit kclibrary.org after July 1, 2013 for a schedule of performances.
Friday, July 19, 2013
The Library celebrates the career of Kansas City-raised comedic actor Paul Rudd in this summer’s Off-the-Wall film series.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
On July 28 the Library debuts the new documentary Nawang Gombu: Heart of a Tiger, about one of the world’s great mountaineers. That documentary, produced by Kansas City filmmaker Bev Chapman, inspired this film series about life and death at high altitudes. North Face (2008; Unrated)
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Local filmmakers Kevin Fossland and Martin Diggs discuss their upcoming documentary film chronicling Kansas City’s cherished barbecue culture.
Monday, July 22, 2013
July 24 is Amelia Earhart Day, honoring the woman aviator who set records in the 1930s and disappeared attempting an around-the-globe flight. In honor of that famous native of Atchison, Kansas, the Library is offering a film series about other real-life aviators. Amelia (2009; PG)

Exhibits at the Library

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The long and colorful history of the Kansas City Police Department is examined in this exhibit featuring images from the Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon highlights the local legend’s rich selection of photographic portraits, including images of some of the best-known dancers of his time.

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