THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, August 24 - Sunday, August 30, 2015
SIGNATURE EVENTS


Tuesday, August 25 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Ruby - Cynthia Bond
Author Cynthia Bond joins Library Director of Readers' Services Kaite Stover in a discussion of Bond's acclaimed first book, a contemporary African American novel about a man determined to protect the woman he loves from a town desperate to destroy her.



Wednesday, August 26 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Equal Means Equal - Jessica Neuwirth
In conjunction with Women's Equality Week in Kansas City, Jessica Neuwirth - founder of the women's rights organization Equality Now - discusses her new book Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment Is Now.



Thursday, August 27 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

Friday Night Family Fun: Mad Science - The Science Behind Superheroes
Colby and Megan Garrelts, the award-winning chef-owners of Bluestem in Kansas City and Rye in Leawood, discuss some of the 50 handcrafted recipes included in their new book, Made in America.

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 29 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Selena
(1997; Rated PG; 127 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.

 NEXT WEEK
  August 31 - September 6, 2015

Tuesday, September 1 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
A Rich Spot of Earth - Peter J. Hatch
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Wednesday, September 2 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Walt Disney - Steven Watts
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Thursday, September 3 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Do You Talk Funny? - David Nihill
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Friday, September 4 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun: Harry Potter Party
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Saturday, September 5 � 6:30 p.m.
City Market, 400 Grand St.
Friends of the Library 2015 City Market Summer Book Sale
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Saturday, September 5 � 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
High School Misfits Film Series:
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955; PG-13)

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