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The Epic Two-Year Siege of Acre: 'The Whole Globe Assembled to Fight for Her'

Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

In a discussion of his new book The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191: Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, and the Battle That Decided the Third Crusad...

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The Library Book

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

In a discussion of The Library Book, her acclaimed account of most devastating library fire in our country’s history, author...

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Mexican American Baseball in Kansas City

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Mexican American Baseball in Kansas City highlights the standout teams and players in the greater Kansas City area and other...

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Craft Research Lab: Mattie Rhodes Folk Art Collection

October 13, 2018 - December 30, 2018

Central Library

This retrospective exhibit, the last in a yearlong series curated by Kansas City Art Institute students, spotlights selected works from the rarely vie...

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A Fierce Glory: Antietam - The Desperate Battle that Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

There remains a haunting stillness over the grounds around Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, where 3,650 Union and Confederate soldiers per...

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Final Act: 2018 Art in the Loop Project

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The 2018 Art in the Loop Project: KC Plays!, a curated outdoor exhibition, wraps up with a reception, illustrated re...

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City School Fair

Saturday, November 10, 2018 10:00am

Central Library

In Person

Parents seeking a good school fit for their children can visit with representatives and parents from 55 public, private, and charter institutions – ki...

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The Battle of Tarawa: 'One Square Mile of Hell'

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Few military battles have matched the concentrated ferocity of the three-day fight between U.S. and Japanese forces in November 1943 for a sandy slive...

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Queer Eye: Love Yourself, Love Your Life

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Near the end of four months of filming in Kansas City, the Fab Five stars of Netflix’ infectious reality series Queer Eye sit down at the Cen...

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Onward Haskell: The Making of an Indian Nations University

Sunday, November 18, 2018 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Historian Eric Anderson discusses the tumultuous, yet formative, beginnings of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas....

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