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We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War

Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

For many U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, music was the connection between battlefront and homefront and helped them cope with the complexities of the war...

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Voices of the Big Read: Open-Mic Poetry

Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Participants from Glenn North’s May 1 poetry workshop take the stage to share their work. The readings draw heavily from U.S. Poet...

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Viewing Vietnam: A Matter of Time and Place

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The war experience in Vietnam varied greatly, depending on when and where you served. A panel of military veterans, convened by the U.S. Army Command...

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The Voices of Heaven - Maija Rhee Devine

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Angela Elam of New Letters on the Air, aired locally on KCUR 89.3 FM, holds a public conversation with author and Indepen...

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The Things They Carried

Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

The Vietnam War still has the power to divide Americans between those for and against it—and just as surely, between those who remember the era fir...

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The Trouble Ball - Martin Espada

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Martin Espada, widely recognized as “the Latino poet of his generation,” joins Angela Elam from New Letters on t...

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Toys: LEGO Night

Friday, August 30, 2024 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

When children build with blocks and LEGO bricks, it helps develop mathematical skills and spatial awareness. Block building also encourages problem so...

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Toys: Board Games

Friday, August 9, 2024 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Board games promote literacy, critical thinking, cooperation, hand-eye coordination, and build social skills in children. Stop by to play some of the...

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Toys: Sock Puppets

Friday, August 23, 2024 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Sock puppets encourage creative thinking using simple craft supplies, such as socks, pom poms, googly eyes, tissue paper, and felt. We’ll provide the...

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Toys: Kites

Friday, August 16, 2024 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Let’s go fly a kite! Kites first became popular more than 2,000 years ago in China when they were crafted from materials such as silk for the sail and...

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