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Chick Marohn Strong Towns

Strong Towns: The Profit, and Losses, of Growth

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Chuck Marohn, founder of the nonprofit Strong Towns, launches the Making a Great City series with a critical look at how we build our cities and towns...

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Guerrillas in Our Midst

August 18, 2013 - December 29, 2013

Central Library

Before and during the Civil War, Confederate guerrillas – men like William Clarke Quantrill, “Bloody Bill” Anderson, and Frank and Jesse James – battl...

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Are You Ready for the Next Kansas City

Are You Ready for the Next Kansas City?

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Kansas City-based urban planner, designer, and architect Kevin Klinkenberg examines why and how cities being reinvented today, who the winners and los...

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Smart Growth in KC: How? Where?

Smart Growth in KC: How? Where?

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Which areas offer Kansas City the greatest potential for smart long-term growth? Urban planner Joe Minicozzi and Chuck Marohn, founder of the nonprofi...

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We've Built Cities We Can't Afford

We’ve Built Cities We Can’t Afford

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Kansas City has an infrastructure problem. Simply put, it can’t afford what it needs. Dennis Strait of the Kansas City studio of Gould Evans, an archi...

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Movie: 'Sleeping Beauty'

Thursday, July 18, 2024 2:00pm

Waldo Branch

In Person

Come watch Disney's Sleeping Beauty with us. It is rated G and is 75 minutes long. © Walt Disney Pictures...

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Food Storytime

Thursday, July 25, 2024 2:00pm

Waldo Branch

In Person

Come listen to some stories about food including Peanut Butter Jelly, Pete's a Pizza, and Cheese, Peas, and Chocolate Pudding....

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Movie: 'Finding Dory'

Thursday, August 1, 2024 2:00pm

Waldo Branch

In Person

Come watch Disney Pixar's Finding Dory with us. It is rated PG and is 97 minutes long. © Disney Pixar...

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Making a great City

Affordable Housing

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

What does it mean to be a “great city”? Since 2018, the Library has hosted public presentations by urban planners and round-table conversations with c...

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Festive Fridays: Super Friends to the Rescue!

Friday, July 19, 2024 1:00pm

Central Library

In Person

It's a party every Friday at the Central Library! This week, we're calling all superheroes to join us for Super Friends to the Rescue with kids' co...

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