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Halloween Favorites
By:
OliviaL_KCMO
OliviaL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 30, 2024
41 items
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Going For Gold (2024 Olympics & Paralympics)
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KevinF_KCMO
KevinF_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 22, 2024
50 items
With the summer Olympics & Paralympics in Paris just days away and the anticipation building, here are some KCPL books &...
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Movies I Have Actually Seen
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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...
2 likes
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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...
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Festival de Cannes
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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...
1 like
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Travel Destination: Singapore
By:
JeanD_KCMO
JeanD_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 07, 2024
34 items
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Wavelength
Created on:
Dec 21, 2023
21 items
Wavelength brings together four prolific abstract artists whose individual works generate vibrating frequencies that hum in con...
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French Feature Films
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 01, 2023
64 items
Explore the rich world of French cinema from the rainy streets of Cherbourg to the whimsy of Montmartre. Here is an extensive l...
1 like
Topic Guide
Henry Kissinger: Shaper of American Diplomacy
Created on:
Nov 30, 2023
18 items
Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and advisor to 12 United States presidents, was one of the most powerful diplomats o...
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Global Frights: International & Translated Horror
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EdenF_KCMO
EdenF_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 14, 2023
43 items
Is terror a universal sensation? I sure think so. From the surreal horrors of human conflict, to the creeping feeling that some...
4 likes
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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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Happy National Silent Film Day
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DaveJ_KCMO
DaveJ_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 21, 2023
15 items
Here is a list of lesser known silent films chosen by Bernard Norcott-Mahany.
1 like
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Challenge-Banned Books Made Into Movies
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Sep 18, 2023
25 items
Banned Books Week! Join us in the Vault as we celebrate Banned Books Week with a display for movies/tv shows adapted from the m...
6 likes
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Documentary vs Mockumentary
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 31, 2023
38 items
Laugh and then learn something with this selection of our collection of mockumentary series/movies and documentaries.
1 like
Topic Guide
Invited to Life
Created on:
Aug 14, 2023
24 items
This reading list accompanies the exhibition Invited to Life: Finding Hope After the Holocaust, Portraits by B.A. Van Sise, hig...
1 like
Topic Guide
Diving into the History of World War I
Created on:
Jul 17, 2023
19 items
World War I was fought between two coalition, the Allies and the Central Powers between July 28 1914 – November 11 1918. If you...
1 like
Genre Guide
Giallo! Italian Horror and its History
By:
DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 16, 2023
14 items
Artistic and often highly gruesome films, Giallo is itself a loosely defined genre encompassing everything from crime thrillers...
1 like
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In Other Words
Created on:
May 17, 2023
24 items
The exhibit, In Other Words will be located at the Kansas City Public Library's Central Library's Mountain Gallery Saturday, Ju...
Topic Guide
Hollywood vs. History: Judgment at Nuremberg
Created on:
Oct 07, 2022
12 items
In the Kansas City Public Library's Hollywood vs. History series on historical accuracy of military movies, the library, along ...
1 like
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Celebrating Van Gogh's Life
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AdrielleC_KCMO
AdrielleC_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 25, 2022
40 items
Van Gogh’s name has become so well-known a century and almost a half later, Vincent himself would not believe it. During his li...
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Brain Awareness Week
By:
AdrielleC_KCMO
AdrielleC_KCMO
Created on:
Mar 15, 2022
99 items
Celebrated annually in the third week of March globally (March14-20 this year), the week aims to foster public enthusiasm and s...
1 like
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Witchy Vibes
By:
KarlaM_KCMO
KarlaM_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 23, 2021
47 items
Do you believe in magic? These books will put you under a spell!
1 like
Topic Guide
Celebrate Classical Music Month!
By:
MatthewS_KCMO
MatthewS_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 31, 2021
26 items
September is National Classical Music Month - check out these great items and many others here in your local Waldo collection!
1 like
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Summer Olympics - Dive Into Movies, Vault Into Books
Created on:
Jul 27, 2021
25 items
In a continuation of our odd times, we're watching the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021. One thing that hasn't changed, thoug...
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