Events

Wednesday, August 8 2012

Time Items
All day
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.

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, 08/08/2012 - 9:30am

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

10:00 am
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 10:30am

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

2:00 pm
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 2:00pm

Stop by the Plaza Library and watch a great movie. It’s free, it’s air conditioned and it’s in the Truman Forum!

Dr. Seuss' classic, environmentally themed children's book comes to the big screen in this tale of a young boy who encounters a cantankerous forest creature after venturing outside of his artificial city in search of a tree.
Rated PG

3:00 pm
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Share poems with like-minded people. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere and cherish the love of poetry together. All are welcome. Call 816-701-3488 for more information.

5:00 pm
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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.

6:00 pm
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:30pm

Why read the King James Bible? Douglas Hundley, an elder at the Second Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, answers that question.

His talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibit Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible on display through August 10 at the Central Library.

Hundley uses his love of the King James Bible as a stepping off point for an even more fundamental question: Why do we read?