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Decade of Fire

Saturday, November 9, 2019 2:00pm
Plaza Branch
For 10 years in the 1970s, the South Bronx area of New York City literally smoldered. An arson epidemic, compounded by government negligence, ra...
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The First Rainbow Coalition

Saturday, January 25, 2020 2:00pm
Plaza Branch
Fifty years ago, Chicago’s Black Panther Party formed an unlikely alliance in one of the most segregated cities in America. Intent on addressing po...
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Always in Season

Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:30pm
Plaza Branch
A 17-year-old African American is found hanging from a swing set in the middle of an all-white trailer park in North Carolina. Police quickly de...
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Spring! Wacky Weather

Friday, March 1, 2024 5:30pm
Plaza Branch
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We never know if March will come in like a lion and go out like a lamb or the other way around. Amid this unpredictability, learn about how rain cloud...
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Plaza Branch: Friday Night Family Fun

Spring! St. Patrick’s Day

Friday, March 8, 2024 5:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. We’ll make shamrock sun catchers out of contact paper and tissue and leprechauns out of paper plates. Recommen...
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Spring! Rainbow Science

Friday, March 22, 2024 5:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Use science to explore the colors of the rainbow. Build spectroscopes, make a rainbow grow across paper, and create a rainbow windsock to take home. R...
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Spring! Bunny Day

Friday, March 29, 2024 5:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Whether it’s their giant hops or their many babies tucked away in burrows, no animal personifies “spring” like rabbits. Make bunny masks, create bunny...
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Reggie Regg the Magic Man

Friday, June 28, 2024 6:00pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Do you believe in magic? After a 6-year hiatus, Reggie Regg the Magic Man brings his award-winning, action-packed MagiComedy act back to the greater K...
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