THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, May 11 - Sunday, May 17, 2015
SIGNATURE EVENTS


Monday, May 11 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Thieves of State - Sarah Chayes
The world seemingly endures a violent, new crisis every day. In a discussion of her new book, Sarah Chayes, a former adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cites a common instigator: government corruption so pervasive that some regimes now resemble criminal gangs.



Tuesday, May 12 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

The Book Benefit - Mariah Evans
A 20-year study headed by sociologist Mariah Evans found "the presence of books in the home" to be the top predictor of a child's ultimate educational attainment. She sits down with Library Director Crosby Kemper III to discuss the link.



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

Civil Rights: The Struggle Within - Earnest L. Perry, Jr.
The University of Missouri's Earnest L. Perry Jr. examines the civil rights-era tug of war between activist organizations and the African American press, including The Kansas City Call and its longtime editor and publisher, Lucile Bluford.



Sunday, May 17 - 2:00 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Legacy of Order No. 11: Missouri's Burnt District, 1865-1870 - Tom Rafiner
Parkville, Missouri, author Tom Rafiner discusses the long, dark, post-Civil War shadow cast by the 1863 edict known as "Order No. 11," which forced the evacuation of thousands of residents from three devastated western Missouri counties. Healing in its aftermath took decades.

PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES


Friday, May 15 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

Friday Night Family Fun: Dancing in the Stacks - Take the Stage
Students in the Owen/Cox Dance Group's Take the Stage Program perform to live music alongside their teachers and mentors in this production of Dancing in the Stacks: A Celebration of Children's Books and Literature. Appropriate for all ages.

FILMS


Off-the-Wall Film Series:
Down the Rabbit Hole

Bring blankets and lawn chairs and join us on the Rooftop Terrace for a movie under the stars. This summer's Off-the-Wall Film Series focuses on strangers cast into strange, through-the-looking-glass lands.

 

Friday, May 15 - 8:45 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Time Bandits (1981)
Rated PG (110 min.)

 



Orson Welles Film Series

Orson Welles was born 100 years ago this month. Recall, or be introduced to, this filmmaking genius with a monthlong selection of his films, curated by University of Kansas professor John Tibbetts.

 

Saturday, May 16 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rated PG-13 (95 min.)

 

EXHIBITS


On display through September 27, 2015
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Gabriella Polony Mountain:
A Life in Art
The Library's new Rocky and Gabriella Mountain Gallery was made possible by the generosity of one of Kansas City's most talented and diverse artists, Gabriella Polony Mountain. It opens with an exhibit of her sculptures, mosaics, stained glass, repouss�, and weavings.



On display through May 31, 2015
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Eminent Domain
Through photographs and other materials in this new installation, Missouri artist Matt Rahner chronicles the dismantling - via eminent domain - of a four-block section of Kansas City's Wendell Phillips neighborhood to make room for a new police station and crime lab.



On display through May 31, 2015
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Justice Postponed Is Justice Denied: Lucile Bluford and the Campaign for Educational Equality
Lucile Bluford - for whom the Library's L.H. Bluford Branch is named - played a key role in the eventual elimination of the country's "separate but equal" doctrine in education. This exhibit chronicles that legal struggle and a life in which she also distinguished herself as a journalist.

 NEXT WEEK
  May 18 - May 24, 2015

Wednesday, May 20 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Ike's Bluff- Evan Thomas
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Thursday, May 21 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History - Robin Givhan
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Saturday, May 23 � 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Chimes at Midnight (1965;
Not Rated)

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