Classes & Activities
English for Citizenship Class
This is a free 12-week English course to prepare English language learners for the citizenship process.
Drama Time KC Acting Club
Join us at the Southeast library as we partner with our friends from Drama Time KC to work on an adapted script of "Annie" called "Annie on the Vine". Learn the basics of theater, story telling, and public speaking. This is a 10 week session. Saturdays, Sept. 30th-Dec. 2nd. Open to youth of all ages!
Writing Poetry: Free Advice on Free Verse
Learn about writing in free verse, a style that doesn’t include consistent meter or end-rhyme patterns. Study the work of free verse poets, such as Elizabeth Acevedo and Sharon Olds, who use enjambment, anaphora, alliteration, and other poetic devices to add musicality and meaning to their work. During the class, use similar techniques to create your own poem.
This class is taught by a graduate student in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.
Keep Your Keys
The Keep Your Keys Program is a driver-safety course geared toward people 55 and older who may need support to continue driving or retire from driving. The program will be facilitated by Jessica Gaicone, Trauma Outreach & Injury Prevention Coordinator, from St. Lukes Hospital.
English for Citizenship Class
This is a free 12-week English course to prepare English language learners for the citizenship process.
Writing A Ghost Story
Creepy tales told around a campfire. A book finished by flashlight under the covers. Nothing is as delicious as the thrill of a good ghost story. How do authors create such scary-sweet treats? In this course, we’ll examine the nuts and bolts of shivery stories.
Using examples from Poe to the present, we’ll get under the hood of horror and create our own spooky fiction.
• Learn writing techniques of ghost stories: the uncanny, the fantastic, and more.
• Develop your own ghostly tale.
• Finish a short draft (250-500 words) if you dare.
This class is taught by a graduate student in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.
Drama Time KC Acting Club
Join us at the Southeast library as we partner with our friends from Drama Time KC to work on an adapted script of "Annie" called "Annie on the Vine". Learn the basics of theater, story telling, and public speaking. This is a 10 week session. Saturdays, Sept. 30th-Dec. 2nd. Open to youth of all ages!
The 6242 Talking Club
Join us at the Southeast Branch every 2nd Saturday for The 6242 Talking Club. A monthly open discussion with no set agenda - the conversation will flow where the attendees guide it. The program will be facilitated by Maxi Moody. Limited seating is available. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Maxi at maximoody@kclibrary.org or 816.701.3657.
Writing for Social Media
Many people use social media, but do they communicate? If you’d like to learn how to write effective copy for your online business, thoughtfully engage other viewpoints online, or simply spice up your Facebook feed, this class is for you. You’ll learn how to make your posts and products stand out from the noise.
We’ll cover important aspects of writing for social media and online platforms, such as:
• Finding the right voice.
• Getting to know your audience.
• What not to say.
• Persuasion vs. argument.
• Using social media to sell.
This class is taught by a graduate student in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.
English for Citizenship Class
This is a free 12-week English course to prepare English language learners for the citizenship process.