THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, May 30 - Sunday, June 5, 2016

 

LIBRARY HOLIDAY CLOSURE


All Library locations will be closed
on Monday, May 30, in observance
of Memorial Day.
SIGNATURE EVENTS


Tuesday, May 31 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Girl in Glass - Deanna Fei
Author Deanna Fei recounts the harrowing - and maddening - aftermath of her daughter's premature birth in discussing her book Girl in Glass: How My 'Distressed Baby' Defied the Odds, Shamed a CEO, and Taught Me the Essence of Love, Heartbreak, and Miracles.



Wednesday, June 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Meet the Past: A Conversation with William Shakespeare
In a special installment of Meet the Past, famed playwright William Shakespeare - as portrayed by Kansas City actor Mark Robbins - sits down with Library Director Crosby Kemper III for a probing, public conversation about his life and celebrated body of work.



Friday, June 3 - 6:00 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
First Fridays: Art Starts at the Library
The Central Library joins downtown KC's monthly First Friday festivities with an open house spotlighting its two popular art galleries. Check out what the Library has to offer, and enjoy live music on the Rooftop Terrace featuring local band Ruddy Swain.

PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES


Friday, June 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Team Shakespeare, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival's teen theatre troupe, performs arguably the Bard's most enchanting comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Appropriate for ages 9 and up.

FILMS


Vacations Gone Wrong Film Series

'Tis the season for plotting glorious summer vacations that, alas, don't go quite so gloriously. The Library screens four films in June in which the warm-weather fun is undone by neurosis, nature, or enduring ineptitude.

 

Saturday, June 4 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
What About Bob? (1991; Rated PG)

 

EXHIBITS


On display through June 5, 2016
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Chasing Weather
This exhibit conveys the beauty and poetry of turbulent weather, pairing 17 of photographer Stephen Locke's most arresting images with the poetry of former Kansas poet laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg.



On display through July 3, 2016
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Shakespeare: Setting the Stage
This exhibit - part of the Library's 2016 celebration of Shakespeare - showcases a collection of costumes and sets from various presentations by Kansas City's Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, along with representations of scenes in which the costumes were worn.

 NEXT WEEK
 June 6 - June 12, 2016

Tuesday, June 7 � 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Cataloging the First Folios - Eric Rasmussen
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Wednesday, June 8 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis - Robert D. Putnam
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Thursday, June 9 � 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Shakespeare  and Sound


Saturday, June 11 � 11:00 a.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Indie Lens Pop-Up: T-Rex



Saturday, June 11 � 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Vacations Gone Wrong Film Series:
Jaws 
(1975; PG) 


Sunday, June 12 � 2:00 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
They Built Kansas City: Charles A. Smith - Bruce Mathews
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Sunday, June 12 � 2:00 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Show Me Shakespeare: Family Day
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