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Fangtastic Friday: A Party for All of Boo

Friday, October 25, 2024 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Jeepers creepers! It's the spookiest time of year. Join us at the Plaza branch for an all-ages Halloween event! We'll have walking magic, g...

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An Exchange of Gifts: The Art of Kansas City Public Library Staff

October 5, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Central Library

The Library celebrates the wide-ranging talents of its staff in this 150th anniversary capstone – a multimedia exhibition of staff artwork and an exch...

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Write Letters to Voters

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Join us for a letter writing event, where we'll be writing letters to underrepresented voters. Writing letters is a fun, easy, and highly effective...

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Central Library

Kansas City's Public Library: Empowering the Community for 150 Years

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

The Library started with a single bookcase in 1873. Since then, it’s grown into a cultural institution that bolsters people’s welfare, inspires lifelo...

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Borderlands and the Mexican American Story

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

Online

In Person

David Dorado Romo is a writer, translator, musician, and historian. He’s also a “fronterizo,” someone who grew up and lived on the U.S. Mexico border....

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Spooky Night: A Party for All of Boo!

Friday, October 25, 2024 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Let the ghoul times roll at this all-ages Halloween event, Fangtastic Friday: A Party for All of Boo! This spooktacular celebration features groovy tu...

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Jim Leedy and the Beginnings of the Crossroads Arts District

Saturday, October 26, 2024 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

In the 1980s and ’90s, artists and creatives seeking affordable studio and gallery spaces began moving into old warehouse and storage buildings north...

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Cult Following

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

The Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land, A Season with the Witch, and Cursed Objects, J.W. (Jason) Ocker’s latest book is called Cult Following: Th...

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Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

Charles Marohn, who kicked off the Library’s “Making a Great City” series in 2018, returns to Kansas City to talk about the new book, Escaping the Hou...

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Jigsaw Swap

Saturday, November 9, 2024 1:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Join us for our first annual Jigsaw Puzzle Swap! Bring in puzzles during the month of October and receive a voucher to use during the Novemb...

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