Events

Friday, February 24 2012

Time Items
All day
Sat, 01/21/2012 - 8:00am - Sun, 02/26/2012 - 5:00pm

From Wichita to the Wailing Wall: The Art of David Israel Litan features original works of art reflecting the artist’s Jewish faith and his pride as a Kansan.

David Israel Litan was an oilman, but art was his passion and his gift. His lithographs portraying scenes of Kansas and aspects of Jewish life sold widely throughout the Sunflower State during his lifetime, most of which was spent in Wichita.

Major funding for programs at the Kansas City Public Library is provided by a generous grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:00am - Wed, 02/29/2012 - 9:00pm

The Kansas City Public Library began distributing new, redesigned Library cards modeled after the welcome sign outside the Library’s Plaza Branch on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

The previous design had been in use since 2004, and Kansas City Public Library Director of Branch and Outreach Services Joel Jones said it was time to give them a new look for both practical and aesthetic reasons.

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 9:00am - Sat, 12/01/2012 - 9:00am

A new exhibit based on the Kansas City Star Magazine series and book by Steve Paul. It features 22-by-28-inch reproductions of pages from the book, which celebrates Kansas City’s architectural scene one letter at a time.

This exhibit is on display in the Fifth Floor Exhibit Space.

Sat, 06/11/2011 - 10:00am - Mon, 12/31/2012 - 12:00am

The newest exhibition of the Orval Hixon Gallery, New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon, is on display June 11, 2011 – Winter 2012 at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. The exhibit features a rich selection of Hixon’s portraits, including images of some of the best-known dancers of his time.

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 9:00am - Sun, 03/31/2013 - 6:00pm

To most local landscape architects, Hare & Hare is a household name. The firm has left an indelible mark on some of the most iconic and often-visited areas of Kansas City—the Country Club Plaza, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Loose Park, Ward Parkway, and Mission Hills among them.

10:00 am
Fri, 02/24/2012 - 10:30am

Preschool age kids (3-5) will enjoy stories, songs, and art in this storytime.

Fri, 02/24/2012 - 10:30am

This class will teach you the basics of word-processing. Word-processing is basically typing using a computer. Learn to format letters; create tables and other fun things. Call (816) 701-3482 to register for this class or just show up.

Fri, 02/24/2012 - 10:30am

This story time group promotes literacy in children with the participation of caring family members.

2:00 pm
Fri, 02/24/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Need to give a presentation? This slide show program can help. Learn the basics of PowerPoint with this class. Call 701-3449 to register.

5:00 pm
Fri, 02/24/2012 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

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.

6:00 pm
Fri, 02/24/2012 - 6:30pm

In this blues and folk concert Kevin M. Kraft performs music from his Songs from Inside the Box CD and discusses the history and construction of cigar box guitars.

There will also be a drawing for one lucky audience member to win their own cigar box guitar.

This is an interactive family event. All ages are appropriate.

Fri, 02/24/2012 - 6:30pm

Area filmmaker Emiel Cleaver debuts his documentary film Freedom Is Now about Freedom, Inc., Kansas City’s pioneering African-American political organization.

Not only did Freedom, Inc. give many blacks their first taste of politics, for decades it tirelessly fought for self determination for African Americans frustrated with racism and political irrelevancy.

Co-sponsored by Black Archives of Mid-America.