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The Central Library will be closed on Saturday, August 8, due to HVAC issues.

In compliance with Kansas City's recent citywide order, masks must be worn by everyone visiting our locations. Get the latest updates on the Library's COVID-19 response here.

Events and Activities Calendar

The Library's buildings may be closed during the COVID-19 outbreak, but we're working to provide you with online events and activities you and the entire family can enjoy from home. Check out our lineup of offerings on YouTube, Facebook Live, and other digital outlets.

August 2020

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					Pop In at the Park - Ashland Square Park Activities : 10:00 am : Online Event Adults, Kids, Teens Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Staying Healthy At Home - Gardening Activities : 3:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Friday Night Family Fun - Jay & Leslie Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults, Kids, Teens	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids
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Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens	Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Tech Tips with Tech Access Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Medicare Made Easy Activities : 4:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required NickiFit - Cardio Kickboxing PLUS Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 7:00 pm : Online Event Kids	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Make Do Tell Activities : 1:00 pm : Online Event Teens Getting Your Business Online: Facebook Pages Activities : 4:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required NickiFit - Tabata Plus Activities : 6:00 pm : Online Event Adults No One Is Coming to Save Us Signature Events : 6:30 pm : Online Event RSVP Required Readers for Social Justice Book Group Reads "Never Caught: Washington's Relentless Pursuit of Their Slave, Ona Judge" Readers for Social Justice Activities : 7:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required	NickiFit - Full Body Chair Workout Activities : 9:00 am : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens #WeavingCommunity Chats Activities : 12:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Tech Tips with Tech Access Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required After Lunch Book Group Reads "The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend" After Lunch Activities : 3:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required NickiFit - ABSolutely Amazing Abs Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Staying Healthy At Home - Gardening Activities : 3:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Friday Night Family Fun - Make-It Friday: Your Own Solar Oven Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults, Kids, Teens	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Trailblazers Book Group Reads "Mama Day" Trailblazers Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required
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Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids	2020 Census Outreach - Swope Health Central Activities : 10:00 am : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens 2020 Census Outreach - Bluford Activities : 1:00 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Adults Talk with a Tax Expert Activities : 3:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required	Qualified Rights: Women’s Suffrage, Citizenship, and the 19th Amendment Reconsidered Signature Events : 10:00 am : Online Event RSVP Required Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Tech Tips with Tech Access Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Queer Voices Book Group Reads "The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me" Queer Voices Book Group Activities : 6:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required NickiFit - Cardio Kickboxing PLUS Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 7:00 pm : Online Event Kids	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Downtowners Book Group Reads "Big Fish" Downtowners Activities : 12:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Science Matters Activities : 12:00 pm : Online Event Adults, Teens 2020 Census Outreach - Southeast Branch Activities : 12:00 pm : Southeast Branch Adults Make Do Tell Activities : 1:00 pm : Online Event Teens NickiFit - Tabata Plus Activities : 6:00 pm : Online Event Adults Barista's Book Group Reads "The Woman's Hour" Activities : 7:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required	NickiFit - Full Body Chair Workout Activities : 9:00 am : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens #WeavingCommunity Chats Activities : 12:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Tech Tips with Tech Access Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required NickiFit - ABSolutely Amazing Abs Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults	2020 Census Outreach - Central Library Activities : 10:00 am : Central Library Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 11:30 am : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens Staying Healthy At Home - Gardening Activities : 3:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Friday Night Family Fun - Sing Along the Road Again, Mesner Puppet Theater Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults, Kids, Teens	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids
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Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids	2020 Census Outreach - Swope Health Central Activities : 10:00 am : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids 2020 Census Outreach - Bluford Activities : 1:00 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Adults Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens	Tech Tips with Tech Access Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens NickiFit - Cardio Kickboxing PLUS Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 7:00 pm : Online Event Kids	Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids 2020 Census Outreach - Southeast Branch Activities : 12:00 pm : Southeast Branch Adults Make Do Tell Activities : 1:00 pm : Online Event Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens NickiFit - Tabata Plus Activities : 6:00 pm : Online Event Adults	NickiFit - Full Body Chair Workout Activities : 9:00 am : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Southeast Literary Lions Reads "Dear Fahrenheit 451" Southeast Literary Lions Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Adults RSVP Required #WeavingCommunity Chats Activities : 12:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Tech Tips with Tech Access Activities : 2:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens NickiFit - ABSolutely Amazing Abs Activities : 6:30 pm : Online Event Adults Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener Signature Events : 6:30 pm : Online Event RSVP Required	2020 Census Outreach - Central Library Activities : 10:00 am : Central Library Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids Staying Healthy At Home - Gardening Activities : 3:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens	Strictly Speaking: Equal Rights Should Have No Deadline Signature Events : 10:00 am : Online Event RSVP Required Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids
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Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids A World of Film (at home) Activities : 1:00 pm : Online Event Adults RSVP Required	2020 Census Outreach - Swope Health Central Activities : 10:00 am : Online Event Adults Online Storytime Activities : 10:30 am : Online Event Kids 2020 Census Outreach - Bluford Activities : 1:00 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Adults Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Lucile H. Bluford Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Southeast Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Trails West Branch Kids, Teens Kids Cafe Activities : 3:30 pm : Waldo Branch Kids, Teens

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August 2020