THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, July 26 - Sunday, August 1, 2010
SIGNATURE EVENTS
 
 
Thursday, July 29 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
James Loewen: Lies My Teacher Told Me About Slavery and the Underground Railroad
Author of the best-selling book Lies My Teacher Told Me, James Loewen discusses misconceptions about slavery and the Underground Railroad.
 
 
FILMS

Love Italian Style Film Series
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
 
 
Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Monday, July 26 · 6:30 p.m.
A Russian countess stows away on a luxury liner on its way to America. The last film directed by Charlie Chaplin, who makes a brief cameo.
 

Summertime with a Twist Film Series
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
 
 
The Prestige (2006)
Saturday, July 31 · 1:30 p.m.
Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman are rival magicians in pursuit of the ultimate illusion, a quest that carries them from London to the American West amid the late 1800s.
 

Money in the Blood Film Series
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
 
 
Psycho (1960)
Sunday, August 1 · 2 p.m.
Get reacquainted with Hitchcock's revolutionary masterpiece, starring Janet Leigh as an impulsive thief and Anthony Perkins as the owner/operator of the Bates Motel.
 
EXHIBITS
 
 
June 5 - August 1, 2010
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Color in Freedom: Journey Along the Underground Railroad
An exhibit representing the journey hundreds of slaves took to gain their freedom in the North.
 
 
 
 
June 12 - August 8, 2010
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Bunce Island: A British Slave Castle in Sierra Leone
Bunce Island was once a key base of operations for European slave merchants in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Still standing are ruins of the slave castle, the last place captives set foot before boarding ships for America.
 
 
 
January 27 - August 15, 2010
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Shooting Stars: The Celebrity Photography of Orval Hixon
The inaugural exhibit of this permanent gallery on the Vault Level showcases the local legend's most famous subjects from the golden age of theater and film.
 
 
 
 
September 4, 2009 - August 15, 2010
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Keys to the City
Kansas City Sanborn maps and accompanying postcards, advertising cards, and photographs shed light on local history and research opportunities.
 
 
NEXT WEEK
August 2 - 8, 2010
 
 
 
Monday, August 2 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: What Ever Happened to
Baby Jane (1962)
 
 
Tuesday, August 3 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Daniel S. Pierce: Real NASCAR
 
 
Thursday, August 5 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
David Thomson:
The Moment of Psycho
 
 
Friday, August 6 · 7 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun:
End of Summer Party with
The La La's
 
 
Saturday, August 7 · 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
City Market, 400 Grand St.
City Market Summer
Book Sale Series
 
 
Saturday, August 7 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: The Nutty Professor (1963)
 
 
Sunday, August 8 · 2 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Film: The Collector (1965)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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