Events

Wednesday, June 20 2012

Time Items
All day
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 1:00pm - Fri, 07/27/2012 - 1:00pm

Friday FUN Days!

Every Friday beginning June 7, 2012. Get you game on! Join us Central Youth Services for Games, Games and MORE Games! We'll be giving weekly Chess lessons, playing board games, card games, and MORE!

Thu, 06/07/2012 - 1:00pm - Thu, 07/26/2012 - 1:00pm

Poetry Beats With Hip Hop Academy’s T-Blaze at Central Teen Services!

Explore poetry from the basics to the beats and take your voice from the classics to the streets! Every Thursday, 1 pm-2-pm
Beginning June 7, 2012

All teens ages 13-18 welcome!

Wed, 06/06/2012 - 1:00pm - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 1:00pm

June 13- Up Cycling and Book Binding-
Repurpose old books into new journals or sketchbooks with Green Paper Crafts.

June 20- Bleached Out Glow in the dark Library Bags-
Bleach out your drawings on a canvas bag and then make it glow.

June 27- Zombie Felties- It’s ALIVE!
Frankenstein had the right idea when he pieced together his old school zombie monster. Sew up your own frightening mini zombie friends.

July 11th- Read the Stars-
Constellation themed mixed media and embroideries

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 1:30pm - Mon, 06/25/2012 - 1:30pm

Founded in 1993, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to bringing the Bard’s great plays free of charge to Kansas City audiences.

The season kicks off on June 19 in Southmoreland Park with the magic-and-comedy-filled romance A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The next night, June 20, marks the opening of Antony and Cleopatra, a tragedy inspired by the famous romance between a Roman warrior and the Queen of Egypt.

Check out the following free presentations inspired by this year’s Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:00pm - Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:00pm

Kids Cafe at Central Youth Services

Free Lunch served everyday, Monday thru Friday, Noon– 12:45 pm
Beginning June 4, 2012

All youth ages 0-18 welcome

*Meals served ONLY to those 18 years of age and younger.
*ALL food must be consumed during the program on the premises

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:00am - Sun, 07/01/2012 - 5:00pm

During the Civil War Missouri was a state divided, suffering from a fractured identity and caught up in a struggle of no quarter between its battling factions. That violent period of near-anarchy is examined in the traveling exhibit A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri, a joint effort of the Missouri Humanities Council and the Missouri History Museum.

This colorful and informative exhibit follows the “bushwhackers” and “Jayhawkers” whose bitter enmity continues to color the relations between Missourians and Kansans.

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:00am - Sat, 06/30/2012 - 9:00pm

Fred Geary (1894-1955) attended the Kansas City Art Institute and worked as a commercial artist for the Fred Harvey Company in Union Station. Geary became caught up in the wood engraving movement that became popular in the U.S. in the 1930s and in his spare time produced exquisite depictions of small-town life and Missouri landscapes and landmarks.

Easily and cheaply reproduced, woodcuts put art into the hands of working-class Americans.

Sat, 06/11/2011 (All day) - Tue, 12/31/2013 (All day)

The newest exhibition of the Orval Hixon Gallery, New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon, is on display from June 11, 2011 through 2013 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 - Mon, 12/31/2012 - 5:00pm

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.

9:00 am
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 9:30am

We provide stories and activities for children 12-24 months of age.

Wed, 06/20/2012 - 9:30am

We provide stories and activities for children newborn to 18 months of age.

10:00 am
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 10:30am

Children ages 2-5 will enjoy stories, songs, and crafts.

Wed, 06/20/2012 - 10:30am

If you're ready to Dream Big, come join us every Wednesday at 10:30. We will have stories, songs, activities, crafts, and lots of fun as we celebrate the summer reading theme, "Dream Big: Read." Recommended for ages 3-10.

Wed, 06/20/2012 - 10:30am - 11:45am

Make Day Dreaming Clouds with the things that inspire you. Create a mish mash of handmade things, add a ton or a few. Day Dreaming Clouds hold a busy tangle of the things you like most! Bring in pictures or trinkets from home to add to your clouds! Ages 7- 12 yrs old. Hungry? Stay for Kids Cafe 12:00- 12:30 for a snack.

Wed, 06/20/2012 - 10:30am

We provide stories and activities for children newborn to 18 months of age.

2:00 pm
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 2:00pm

Stop by the Waldo Library to make fun crafts and play games with your friends.

3:00 pm
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us for a fun summer story and craft! This year's theme is: DREAM BIG. For more information, contact Christy at 816-701-3489.

Wed, 06/20/2012 - 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Teen Gaming has a Wii console, a PlayStation2 and a XBOX 360 plus an array of board games for you to enjoy. A chess board is always available for some great competitive games. Bring your own video games and share the joy of playing with all your mates.

Wed, 06/20/2012 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Come to discuss inspirational reading with us. Our selection for June 20 & July 18 is Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard. Call 816-701-3488 for more information. All are welcome.

6:00 pm
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 6:30pm

Legendary CBS anchorman Dan Rather joins Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III for a public conversation about his new memoir, Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News.