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Thu, 07/12/2012 - 9:00am - Fri, 08/10/2012 - 5:00pm
Published in 1611, the King James Bible’s blend of poetry and piety has nurtured generation after generation.
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 9:00am - Sun, 11/04/2012 - 9:00am
Open through the 2012 World Series
Celebrate Kansas City’s All-Star summer with this new exhibit exploring our local baseball heritage.
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 - 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, 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.
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Fri, 07/13/2012 - 10:30am
Preschool age kids (3-5) will enjoy stories, songs, and art in this storytime.
Fri, 07/13/2012 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Come explore your world through our Storytime and make a fun craft related to our Summer Reading theme; DREAM BIG! This week the theme is "Pirates".
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Fri, 07/13/2012 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Way - Starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
In this inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges of life, Martin Sheen plays Tom, who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking the Camino de Santiago. Rather than return home, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage himself to honor his son's desire to finish the journey. By the end of the trip, Tom sees the world in a whole new light.
This 2011 film is rated PG-13 and runs 121 minutes.
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Fri, 07/13/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Don’t know the difference between a cell and a sheet? This class explores the basics of this powerful spreadsheet program. We will be using Excel 2002 and 2003 but other versions of Excel will be discussed. The prerequisite for this class is Word Basics. Call 701-3449 to register.
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Fri, 07/13/2012 - 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.
Fri, 07/13/2012 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Be creative. Be loud. Be here! The Sugar Creek Branch Library stays open late for Teens only on the first Friday of every month. Come and hang out – play on the computers, watch a movie, or just meet up with friends. Food and noise allowed!
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Fri, 07/13/2012 - 6:30pm
Best-selling urban fiction author ReShonda Tate Billingsley discusses and reads from The Secret She Kept, her new novel about a marriage threatened by mental illness.
A Houston resident and the mother of three, Billingsley has written 23 books for adults and teens. She has been a reporter for the National Enquirer and an on-air anchor for television stations in Oklahoma City and Houston.
Fri, 07/13/2012 - 6:30pm
Didgeridoo Down Under combines music, puppetry, and comedy to teach Australian culture. Learn to play the didgeridoo, the traditional wooden wind instrument of Australian aborigines.
Lindsey Dank is a founding member of Didg Revolution and co-creater of Dragon Fly Rhythms, which teaches how to make and play the didgeridoo.
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