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August 2024 Central Youth Services Zine

Friday, August 2, 2024
Youth and Family
Hickory dickory dock, the August Central Youth Services Zine is now in stock!...
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Writing Classes for All: Announcing the Fall 2024 Lineup

Thursday, August 1, 2024
Maya Angelou Book Award
The Library is pleased to announce a new season of writing classes taught by graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts c...
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A Kansas City Journalist Takes An 'Immersive' Dive Into the Nation's Racial Wealth Gap in New Book

Friday, July 26, 2024
Ebony Reed's “Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap,” co-written by Louise Story, follows the lives of seven Blac...
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Kansas City Public Library Remembers Impact of Late Board Member

Friday, July 19, 2024
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Longtime board of trustees member Dave Mayta passed away on July 16, 2024....
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Librarian Criticized Book Bans and Faced a Barrage of Hate. She Wrote a Book About it.

Monday, July 15, 2024
Louisiana school librarian Amanda Jones is the summer FYI Book Club pick....
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Collage Artist Andrea Burgay Repurposes Discarded Books at the Library

Friday, July 12, 2024
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An exhibition featuring Andrea Burgay's “Fictions” series opened June 1 at the Central Library’s Genevieve Guldner Gallery and runs through Aug. 17....
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Author and Illustrator Pedro Martín Welcomes Your Questions at the Central Library on July 12

Monday, July 8, 2024
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Pedro Martín visits on Friday, July 12, at 1 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process....
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July 2024 Central Youth Services Zine

Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Youth and Family
We felt you should know the Summer Reading Party is still happening in the July Central Youth Services Zine, available online or at the Library!...
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Kansas City’s Own Cindy Hohl is Inaugurated American Library Association President

Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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Cindy Hohl, director of operational support at the Kansas City Public Library, is the new president of the American Library Association (ALA)....
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Remembering 'Miss Bluford' on Lucile Bluford Day

Friday, June 28, 2024
Lucile Bluford – the namesake of the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch – will be celebrated on July 1, designated as Lucile Bluford Day....
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