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Tuesday, February 23 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Mesopotamia on Fire:
Changing the Conversation on ISIS - Brian Steed Brian L. Steed, a military historian at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and specialist on the Middle East, examines the makeup, motivations, and operations of the violent Islamic State (or ISIS).
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Wednesday, February 24 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Eternity's Sunrise: The Imaginative World of William Blake - Leo Damrosch Acclaimed Harvard University scholar and author Leo Damrosch examines the iconic but enigmatic poet, engraver, artist, and 18th-century visionary William Blake in a discussion of his new book.
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Thursday, February 25 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Desegregating the Swope Park Swimming Pool - Thurgood Marshall Jr., Alvin Brooks, Steve Kraske Please Note: Auditorium seating for this event is now closed, but overflow seating where the event will be shown via closed circuit television is still available. The discussion will also stream live at youtube.com/kclibrary.Thurgood Marshall Jr., son of the Supreme Court justice who argued as a young lawyer for desegregation of the Swope Park pool, joins a discussion of the 1951 case that put Kansas City at the forefront of the civil rights movement.
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PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES
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Friday, February 26 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Friday Night Family Fun: O'Riada Manning Academy of Irish Dance Celebrate the Irish in everyone with a performance by Kansas City's O'Riada Manning Academy of Irish Dance. Appropriate for all ages.
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Sunday, February 28 - 2:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. 2016 Shakespeare Competition Area high school students lend their own interpretations of Shakespeare's works as they compete in this annual event sponsored by the Kansas City Branch of the English-Speaking Union. At stake: a berth in the national competition in New York.
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A Winter's Tale Spin Film Series: The Bard of Hollywood
In conjunction with A Winter's Tale Spin, the theme of its Shakespeare-centered Adult Winter Reading Program, the Library screens films spotlighting the Bard's life and works.
Saturday, February 27 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Kiss Me, Kate
(1953; Not Rated)
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On display through March 13, 2016
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Frozen in Time: Images of Wounded Knee and Pine Ridge, 1890-91 More than 60 photos - drawn in part from the Library of Congress, Denver Public Library, Nebraska State Historical Society, and the Library's Missouri Valley Special Collections - shine a light on the controversial Wounded Knee massacre 125 years ago.
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