THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Due to heavy demand, our event with Anita Hill on
Tuesday, August 26, has been moved from the
Plaza Branch to the Folly Theater, 300 W 12th St.,
and RSVPs are now closed.   Learn More

EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, August 18 - Sunday, August 24, 2014
SIGNATURE EVENTS


Tuesday, August 19 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

The Choir Director 2: Runaway Bride - Carl Weber
Carl Weber continues the first season of the Library's urban fiction series with a discussion of his sequel to the best-selling The Choir Director, further following the career and challenging personal life of title character Aaron Mackie.



Wednesday, August 20 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Great War | Great Read: Intelligence and Espionage During World War I - Mark Stout
Former State Department and CIA intelligence analyst Mark Stout discusses the birth of modern American espionage during World War I, from aerial reconnaissance and battlefield code-breaking to the search for spies and saboteurs back home in the States.



Thursday, August 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God - Frank Schaeffer
Best-selling author Frank Schaeffer doesn't unequivocally believe in God. But moved in part by the love for his children and grandchildren, he prays every day. In a discussion of his latest book he asks: What's wrong with that paradox?

FILMS


Hollywood's Greatest Year

Take a trip in time back to 1939, regarded by many critics as the greatest year in the history of American film.

 

Saturday, August 23 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Stagecoach (1939)

Not Rated (96 min.)

 

EXHIBITS


On display through August 31, 2014
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story
This exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution celebrates the history of America's Asian Pacific citizens - from the first Asian immigrants to their place in key moments in America's history.



On display through January 4, 2015
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Cowtown: History of the Kansas City Stockyards
For more than a century the Kansas City Stockyards fed a hungry nation. This new exhibit features a historical treasure trove of photographs, blueprints, maps, drawings, and documents celebrating the city's great economic engine.

 NEXT WEEK
  August 25 - August 31, 2014

 

Tuesday, August 26 � 6:00 p.m.
Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St.
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power - Anita Hill
RSVPs Closed  |  Learn More 

 

 

Wednesday, August 27 � 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome - Adrian Goldsworthy
RSVP  |  Learn More 

 

 

Thursday, August 28 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Conserving Our Dynamic Planet: Why Healthy Forests Matter - Stuart Davies
RSVP  |  Learn More 

 

 

Saturday, August 30 � 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939; NR)
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