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EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, December 24 - Sunday, December 30, 2012
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Holiday Library Closure
All Library locations will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, December 24 and remain closed on Tuesday, December 25 for Christmas. All Library locations will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, December 31 and remain closed on Tuesday, January 1 for New Year's. |
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PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES
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Friday, December 28 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Friday Night Family Fun -
New Year's Eve Celebration Celebrate the new year a little early at Friday Night Family Fun! Enjoy a New Year's Eve Party for kids, complete with crafts, stories, games, and other activities. We will count down to "midnight" and ring in the New Year. All ages are welcome.
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A Very Dickens Christmas
Get into the holiday spirit with five terrific movies inspired by Charles Dickens' immortal story A Christmas Carol.
Saturday, December 29 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Scrooge (1970)
Rated G (113 min.)
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December 1 - December 31, 2012
Waldo Branch, 201 E. 75th St. Depicting Dickens This collection of illustrations, photographs, and objects (Doulton figurines, ash trays, teapots) demonstrates the far-flung influences of Charles Dickens' robust, indelible, and often grotesque characters.
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November 28, 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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NEXT WEEK
December 31 - January 6, 2012
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Saturday, Jan. 5 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Lilies of the Field (1963)
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Sunday, Jan. 6 · 1:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Movies That Matter - The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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