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Hal Holbrook Tonight

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 6:30pm
Central Library
In Person
Renowned stage and screen actor Hal Holbrook visits the Kansas City Public Library on Wednesday, November 9, 2011...
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Housekeeping Tips from Michael Dirda

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 8:30pm
Central Library
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Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Michael Dirda introduces Kansas City’s 2010 Big Read selection—Marilynne Robinson...
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A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
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The Big Read brings author Marilynne Robinson to Kansas City on Wednesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the...
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Beyond Mere Embarrassment: Jewish Identity in Old School

Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
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The earliest deceit in Old School centers on a high school student who conceals his Jewish heritage from his classmates. To understand h...
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A Conversation with Tobias Wolff

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
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The Kansas City Public Library hosts A Conversation with Tobias Wolff, author of the Kansas City Big Read select...
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Real Characters: The Writing Lifestyle Depicted in Old School

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 8:30pm
Central Library
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Brian Daldorph presents Real Characters: The Writing Lifestyle Depicted in Old School on Wednesd...
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Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 6:30pm
Plaza Branch
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For nearly 50 years Josephine Marcus Earp was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp, the legendary hero of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. As an indep...
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Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn

Sunday, October 6, 2013 2:00pm
Central Library
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The...
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Mattie Ross: A Portrait of Feminist Heroism or Traditional Masculinity?

Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:30pm
Plaza Branch
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Is True Grit’s Mattie Ross a genuine feminist hero or a merely a woman who mimics traditional masculinity? Panelists Brenda...
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Writers at War: Literature and the Wartime Experience

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6:30pm
Central Library
In Person
As part of the multi-library Big Read initiative revolving around The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien’s seminal book about the Vietnam War,...
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