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Republican Showdown in Kansas City

July 17, 2016 - August 28, 2016

Central Library

For three hot, muggy days in August 1976, the country and much of the world focused on Kansas City and a scramble for delegates at the Republican Nati...

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Visions of Power in Cuba - Lillian Guerra

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Many Americans see life in Cuba in black and white terms, as either a David-vs.-Goliath story of survival over nearly 50 years or constant oppressi...

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From Cowtown to Paris of the Plains: Kansas City Composers

Sunday, July 31, 2016 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

From its early days as a cowtown – a jumping-off point to the West and shipping center for meat and wheat – Kansas City not only grew into a Midwes...

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Art Starts at the Library

Friday, August 3, 2018 5:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The Library again provides a perfect family-friendly starting point for your First Friday outing. Offerings include: Sunyoung Cheong’s Art in t...

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World Science Fiction Convention Kickoff Event - Tamora Pierce, Brian McClellan

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

Two of the world’s leading writers of epic fantasy – Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small) and...

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The Status of Women at Work: Harassment, Equal Pay, and LGBT Protections - Andrea G. Baran

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Fifty-plus years after the creation of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, much progress has been made for women in the workplace. Bu...

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Meet & Eat

Saturday, August 20, 2016 10:30am

Central Library

In Person

Start your MidAmeriCon II day at the Kansas City Public Library with a presentation by science fiction/fantasy authors Beth Cato a...

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The Vanishing Messiah: The Life and Resurrections of Francis Schlatter - David Wetzel

Sunday, August 21, 2016 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Faith healer? Fraud? Or both? The enigma that was Francis Schlatter emerged in the American West in the late 1800s. In looks, he resemble...

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Censoring Racial Ridicule

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

From racist cartoons and spray-painted anti-Semitic symbols to protest chants and signs condemning gays, hate speech has a long and perplexing hist...

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The Cosmopolitans

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

With the new novel The Cosmopolitans by lesbian author and activist Sarah Schulman, the New York-based F...

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