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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
At 7 in the morning on February 21, 1916, the ground in northern France began to shake. For the next 10 hours, some 1,200 German guns showered shel...
Friday, October 3, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Award-winning author Ann Bausum tells a true story of a terrier that wandered onto an Army training field, befriending Pvt. James Robert Conroy and ac...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
What happens when German spies collaborate to unleash a campaign of terror upon America at the start of World War I?
In Dark Inva...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
Before the birth of Kansas City jazz, the musical community served up ragtime and blues. In 1917, the military-themed anthem “Over There” became a...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
It’s easy to think of World War I as a European war, but fierce fighting all over the Middle East brought about great changes on socio-economic, cu...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
The Library launches a series of programs commemorating the centennial of the start of World War I with military historian D.M. Giangreco’s look at 34...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Former State Department and CIA intelligence analyst Mark Stout discusses the birth of modern American espionage during World War I, from aerial recon...
Sunday, August 17, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
Historian Petra DeWitt examines the suspicions and hostilities faced by Missouri’s sizable German American population during World War I, including qu...
Thursday, September 26, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Beth is a crisis helpline volunteer who gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from people who feel lonely, broken, and helpless. During her...
Thursday, October 24, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
When a teenager gets abducted by a human trafficking ring, her mother, Sharon, enlists the help of her estranged friend, Lena, to find her. Lena is...