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All day	Amateurs to All-Stars Tue, 06/26/2012 - 9:00am - Sun, 11/04/2012 - 9:00am Central Library Open through the 2012 World Series Celebrate Kansas City’s All-Star summer with this new exhibit exploring our local baseball heritage. Friday FUN Days @ Central Youth Services! Fri, 06/08/2012 - 1:00pm - Fri, 07/27/2012 - 1:00pm Central Library 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! POETRY BEATS WITH HIP HOP ACADEMY'S T-BLAZE @ Central Teen Services Every Thursday afternoon at 1 pm! Thu, 06/07/2012 - 1:00pm - Thu, 07/26/2012 - 1:00pm Central Library 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! TEEN CRAFTS @ Central Youth Services! EVERY WEDNESDAY BEGINNING JUNE 6, 2012 Wed, 06/06/2012 - 1:00pm - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 1:00pm Central Library 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 KIDS CAFE @ Central Youth Services Every Day, Monday-Friday, Noon-12:45 pm! Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:00pm - Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:00pm Central Library 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 New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon Sat, 06/11/2011 (All day) - Tue, 12/31/2013 (All day) Central Library 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. The Legacy of Kansas City’s Hare & Hare Thu, 03/31/2011 - 9:00am - Mon, 12/31/2012 - 5:00pm Plaza Branch 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	Dream Big Mondays Mon, 07/02/2012 - 9:00am Plaza Branch Every Monday there will be a dream big craft. Drop by anytime on Monday (while supplies last), complete the task and earn a prize.
3:00 pm	TeenGaming Mon, 07/02/2012 - 3:00pm - 5:30pm Southeast Branch 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. Wimpy Club Mon, 07/02/2012 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm North-East Branch Attention all fans of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid! We will have a book club at the North-East Library on Mondays in July where we will chat about the book, play games, and create our own Wimpy Journals. Kids 8-12 years old are welcome to attend and will receive a free copy of the book.
5:00 pm	Teen Creek Craft Time Mon, 07/02/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm Sugar Creek Branch Teen crafts are back! All supplies and materials provided free of charge by the library.
6:00 pm	The Nativity Story (2006) Mon, 07/02/2012 - 6:30pm Central Library To complement the exhibit Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible, let’s all don our Sunday best (metaphorically speaking) for this series of films based on Bible stories. Faith and spectacle...it’s a potent combination.