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Movies I Have Actually Seen
By:
KatieH_KCMO
KatieH_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 21, 2024
75 items
Some of these I have seen, some of them the internet claims everyone has seen. I am, apparently, not everyone. Go ahead and gue...
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Movies in Motion
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
May 06, 2024
100 items
As summer begins and you're itching to travel check out these films set in moving vehicles - cars, trains, planes, boats, space...
General Recommendations
Festival de Cannes
By:
KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
May 04, 2024
78 items
The Festival de Cannes is a major international film festival held annually in May in the south of France. The Palme d'Or is on...
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General Recommendations
Stunning Directorial Debuts
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Apr 09, 2024
100 items
Everyone's got to start somewhere... So check out these stunning feature films that are directorial debuts for cinema's past, p...
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Health and Wellness March Newsletter
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EmilyH_KCMO
EmilyH_KCMO
Created on:
Mar 01, 2024
24 items
Find the article and poem from our March Newsletter! Plus staff recommendations!
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General Recommendations
Dance!
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JeanD_KCMO
JeanD_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 26, 2023
63 items
April 29 is International Dance Day! "There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them." Vicki Baum. (Or...
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Celebrate National Cinema day
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AngelaH_KCMO
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 24, 2023
21 items
Sunday, August 27th is the second annual National Cinema Day where you can see a movie for just $4. Or check out movies at the ...
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Remembering Leslie Jordan
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DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 04, 2022
10 items
Star of stage and screen Leslie Jordan passed away on October 24th of 2022. He was a prominent influential figure in the LGBTQ ...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Día de los muertos
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 31, 2022
30 items
Día de los muertos is from October 31 to November 2. This is a Mexican tradition that remembers lost loved ones. The books in t...
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Topic Guide
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Created on:
Apr 28, 2022
75 items
This May, to recognize the contributions and influences of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders to the histor...
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General Recommendations
Black Love Matters
By:
KarlaM_KCMO
KarlaM_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 18, 2022
68 items
For Black History Month we are celebrating love and romance in the community. Black love is the ability to love your mate and b...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Prime Picnic Weather: International Picnic Day!
By:
LD_KCMO
LD_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 10, 2021
24 items
Pull out your picnic basket and blanket, 'cause we're headed to the great outdoors for some summer sun! June 18th is Internatio...
General Recommendations
Have Pride!
By:
BridgetP_KCMO
BridgetP_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 08, 2021
100 items
List of LGBTQ+ books and movies!
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General Recommendations
AAPI Binge
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
May 03, 2021
84 items
Looking for some movies to binge? Check out this list of foreign films in Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Mandarin a...
3 likes
Topic Guide
Books That Aren't Turkeys
Created on:
Nov 23, 2020
19 items
Thanksgiving -- a day fraught with a checkered history and mixed emotions. Still, most of us have much to be thankful for. Like...
Topic Guide
Black Lives Matter in Kansas City
Created on:
May 29, 2020
100 items
In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the Kansas City Public Library has curated a list of resources for patrons. Fin...
9 likes
Topic Guide
From Page to Screen: Wild
Created on:
Jan 12, 2020
14 items
Sigmund Freud, the celebrated father of psychoanalysis, often referenced literature and theater in his analytic theory. The ann...
General Recommendations
RISE Recommends Master-list
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RISE_KCMO
RISE_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 17, 2019
100 items
This is a master-list of all of the RISE Recommends.
2 likes
General Recommendations
In The Eye of the Hurricane
By:
AmyM_KCMO
AmyM_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 12, 2018
52 items
A list of books, DVDs and ebooks for readers of all ages with a hurricane theme!
1 like
General Recommendations
Zuckerman's Complaint: Philip Roth, 1933-2018
Created on:
May 23, 2018
32 items
Roth may have retired from writing in 2012, the towering man of American Letters leaves behind a body of work that will challen...
1 like
K-12 Study Guide
The Holocaust for High Schoolers
By:
RenaeP_KCMO
RenaeP_KCMO
Created on:
May 02, 2018
7 items
A selection of fiction and non-fiction literature about the Holocaust that I have used to teach high school students through th...
2 likes
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Avalon
By:
RitaE_KCMO
RitaE_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 30, 2018
26 items
These stories represent experiences from various regions and times, focusing on relationships between family members and how th...
2 likes
General Recommendations
New DVDs: January 2018
By:
SethE_KCMO
SethE_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 05, 2018
23 items
Start the year off right with a movie marathon! Here are the latest additions to our DVD collection. Make sure you place your h...
2 likes
General Recommendations
KCPL Sorting Staff Picks! October 2017!
By:
MickC_KCMO
MickC_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 06, 2017
17 items
The Sorting staff doesn't just handle library materials, they use them too! Here are some notable items enjoyed by the Kansas C...
4 likes
General Recommendations
RefReads & Recs - July 2017
By:
StaceyM_KCMO
StaceyM_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 11, 2017
11 items
Check out what our awesome and talented Reference staff at Central is reading, listening to, watching, and recommending to you ...
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