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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.
10:00 am	Summer Reading Program: Jay and Leslie "Lucky Stars!" Fri, 07/06/2012 - 10:30am North-East Branch Jay and Leslie Cady of Laughing Matters are the lucky stars of this fun program of juggling tricks, wacky humor, and new twists on classic bedtime stories. Follow your lucky stars to the library for this dream come true for the whole family! Preschool Storytime Fri, 07/06/2012 - 10:30am Plaza Branch Preschool age kids (3-5) will enjoy stories, songs, and art in this storytime.
11:00 am	SR: Wornall House -- Follow the Drinking Gourd Fri, 07/06/2012 - 11:00am Trails West Branch
12:00 pm	"Between the Lines" Book Club Fri, 07/06/2012 - 12:00pm - 2:30pm Westport Branch Join the "Between the Lines" Book Group to discuss "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett. Award-winning "New York Times"-bestselling author Patchett ("Bel Canto, The Magician's Assistant") returns with a provocative novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest--a gripping adventure story and a profound look at the difficult choices we make in the name of discovery and love.
2:00 pm	Computer Basics Fri, 07/06/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm Central Library If you don’t know anything about computers this class is for you. Learn the parts of a computer as well as how files work. The correct way to use a mouse will be explained. Call 701-3449 to register
5:00 pm	Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering Fri, 07/06/2012 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm Plaza Branch 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.