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Unraveling 'Cadejo': A Twins’ Journey

Saturday, August 2, 2025 1:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

Twin brothers Francisco and Fredy Gabuardy join the Library’s exhibitions coordinator Craig Auge for a discussion of their first-ever collaborative ex...

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Tour the Historic Central Library

Friday, August 8, 2025 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

The Central Library is housed in the repurposed 1906 First National Bank building. Join us for a tour to learn about the architectural features of...

illustration of 3 owls stacked in pyramid

Sock Puppet Making Workshop

Friday, August 15, 2025 5:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

An ordinary sock is transformed from a caterpillar, a chrysalis, and finally a butterfly where kids can act out the story of The Very Hungry Caterpill...

Sock Puppet Making Workshop

Friday, August 15, 2025 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

An ordinary sock is transformed from a caterpillar, a chrysalis, and finally a butterfly where kids can act out the story of The Very Hungry Caterpill...

'Time and Place': Drawing and Collage Lab

Saturday, August 16, 2025 1:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Collage art involves assembling images, textures, and materials into something new. Drop in anytime between 1-3 p.m. for a freeform collage and drawin...

Almost Quintet in Concert

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 5:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Almost Quintet is an emerging chamber trio founded in 2025 by three University of Kansas alumni who reconnected in California and discovered a shar...

Swingout at the Library

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 7:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansas City Public Library in collaboration with Kansas City Swingout are excited to share an all-ages, all-inclusive social dance event free to th...

Tour the Historic Central Library

Saturday, August 30, 2025 11:00am

Central Library

In Person

The Central Library is housed in the repurposed 1906 First National Bank building. Join us for a tour to learn about the architectural features of...

'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion'

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

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In Person

Music writer and Stereogum managing editor Chris DeVille’s debut book explores how indie music defined a generation during the first 15 years of the 2...

Lyric Arts Trio in Concert

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 1:00pm

Central Library

In Person

The Lyric Arts Trio (Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano; Elena Lence Talley, clarinet; Dan Velicer, piano), one of Kansas City's most distinctive ch...

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