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EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, November 19 - Sunday, November 25, 2012
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Holiday Library Closure
All Library locations will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21 and remain closed on Thursday, November 22 for Thanksgiving. |
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PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES
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November - All Month
All Library Locations Family Read Aloud Month Throughout November, the Library and Turn the Page KC encourage families to spend at least one hour each week reading aloud to one another. Pick up a reading log at any Library location and return it to be entered into a drawing for prizes.
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Tuesday, November 20 - 12:30-3 p.m.
L.H. Bluford Branch, 3050 Prospect Ave. Getting Back to Better -
Session #5 This six-week series taught by representatives from Truman Medical Centers focuses on living with chronic health problems including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis.
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The Man Who Would be Bond
Celebrate James Bond's 50th anniversary with a look at the film career of the current Bond, Brit actor Daniel Craig.
Monday, November 19 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Infamous (2006)
Rated R (110 min.)
Saturday, November 24 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Munich (2005)
Rated R (164 min.)
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November 23, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Kansas City's Finest The long and colorful history of the Kansas City Police Department is examined in this exhibit featuring images from the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections.
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November 10, 2012 - January 6, 2013
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living With the Atomic Bomb, 1945-65 This exhibit looks at how everyday citizens during the Cold War responded to the constant threat of nuclear war at home, at school, in their communities, and at play.
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November 1 - November 29, 2012
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. The Age of Progressive Reform: Creating Modern America This exhibit employs letters, cartoons, pictures, and broadsides to examine America's transformation into a modern industrial society.
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NEXT WEEK
November 26 - December 2, 2012
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Monday, Nov. 26 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Defiance (2008)
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Tuesday, Nov. 27 · 12:30 p.m.
L.H. Bluford Branch, 3050 Prospect
Getting Back to Better - Session #6
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Tuesday, Nov. 27 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Where They Stand: Ranking the Presidents - Robert W. Merry
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Wednesday, Nov. 28 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Living with the Atomic Bomb - Michael Scheibach
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Thursday, Nov. 29 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Bismarck: A Life - Jonathan Steinberg
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Thursday, Nov. 29 · 6:30 p.m.
Waldo Branch, 201 E. 75th St.
Book Group - New Lives in New Worlds: The Global Immigrant Experience
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Friday, Nov. 30 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
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Saturday, Dec. 1
Waldo Branch, 201 E. 75th St.
Exhibit Opening - Depicting Dickens
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Saturday, Dec. 1 · 10 a.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
6th Annual Used Cookbook Sale
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Saturday, Dec. 1 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: A Christmas Carol (1951)
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Sunday, Dec. 2 · 1:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Movies That Matter - The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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Sunday, Dec. 2 · 2 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Louis Curtiss: Kansas City Architect - Keith Eggener
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Sunday, Dec. 2 · 2 p.m.
North-East Branch, 6000 Wilson Rd.
Book Group - What the Dickens!
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