THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, July 27 - Sunday, August 2, 2015
SIGNATURE EVENTS


Tuesday, July 28 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties - Kevin M. Schultz
University of Illinois at Chicago historian Kevin M. Schultz discusses his revealing new book about two icons of the Sixties, conservative William F. Buckley and the left-wing Norman Mailer, friends who had far more in common than their ideological differences would suggest.



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

Scarlet Letters: The Ever Increasing Intolerance of the Cult of the Liberalism - Jack Cashill
In a discussion of his new book, Jack Cashill documents what he calls an unfortunate mutation in America's liberal tradition, namely the unholy rise of neo-puritanism. Its adherents show less interest in celebrating the many colors of the multicultural rainbow than they do in condemning those who resist the celebration.

PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES


Wednesday, July 29 - 6:30 p.m.
Trails West Branch, 11401 E. 23rd St.

Most Intrepid Western
Writers Posse
Best-selling author and screenwriter Chris Enss and three fellow writers - Bill Markley, Monty McCord, and Sherry Monahan - discuss their latest works and share stories of the Old West on the first stop of their Most Intrepid Western Authors Posse tour of the Midwest.



Friday, July 31 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

Friday Night Family Fun: Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove
Wrap up the summer with a performance by one of America's leading family entertainers, Kansas City-born kid rocker Jim Cosgrove, whose high-energy, interactive style resonates with young and old. Appropriate for all ages.



Saturday, August 1 - 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
City Market, 400 Grand St.

Friends of the Library: 2015 City Market Summer Book Sale
Join us on the first Saturday of every month (June-October) as the Friends of the Kansas City Public Library host the eighth annual City Market Summer Book Sale. Featured items this month: children's books.



Sunday, August 2 - 2:00 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

2015 Kansas City
Architecture Series: From
Home to Office Space
Mike Yeates and Andrew Mackey explain how they took an all-but-forgotten home and made it the office site of their business, The Real Estate Store. The home (9550 NE Cookingham Dr) is possibly the oldest in the Kansas City area and a rare early example of Gothic Revival architecture in the Midwest.

FILMS


Latinos in Cinema

Hollywood has too often relegated Latino characters to stereotype: the bandido, the buffoon, the harlot, the Latin lover. Not so with the Library's August film series, Latinos in Cinema.

 

Saturday, August 1 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Milagro Beanfield War
(1988; Rated R; 117 min.)

 

EXHIBITS


On display through August 16, 2015
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Typo
This group exhibit, curated by Kansas City's Plug Projects, features local and national artists who explore text and language as they relate to both medium and content. Paintings, collages, and other images bridge the space between book and art object.



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.

 NEXT WEEK
  August 3 - August 9, 2015

Tuesday, August 4 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Liking Ike and Adlai: New Thoughts on the 1952 Presidential Election - John Robert Greene
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Wednesday, August 5 � 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Unknown Travels and Dubious Pursuits of William Clark - Jo Ann Trogdon
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Thursday, August 6 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
They, Too, Played America's Game - Adrian Burgos Jr., Bob Kendrick
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Friday, August 7 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun: Young Actors Workshop
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Saturday, August 8 � 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Latinos in Cinema Film Series:
My Family/Mi Familia (1995; R)

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