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Read Across the Decades: 1990 - 1999
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Oct 02, 2023
39 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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Dianne Feinstein: A Legacy of California Firsts
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Sep 29, 2023
12 items
California's first female Senator, Dianne Feinstein, was also San Francisco's first female mayor. Feinstein entered politics in...
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The Importance of Libraries
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Aug 14, 2023
21 items
Besides granting access to thousands of books, Libraries themselves are often spaces that mold into what a communities needs mo...
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Read Across the Decades: 1970 - 1979
Created on:
Aug 10, 2023
36 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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Read Across the Decades: 1950 - 1959
Created on:
May 30, 2023
24 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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Jewish-American Heritage Month
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Apr 26, 2023
40 items
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, when we aknowledge Jewish contributions to American culture, history, and society. Gathe...
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Read Across the Decades: 1930 - 1939
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Mar 31, 2023
32 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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International Transgender Day of Visibility
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Mar 28, 2023
52 items
March 31 of each year, we honor International Transgender Day of Visibility. Here at the Kansas City Public Library, we are cel...
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Read Across the Decades: 1920 - 1929
Created on:
Mar 07, 2023
30 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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Read Across the Decades: 1910-1919
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Jan 25, 2023
31 items
Welcome to the Read Across the Decades Challenge with the Kansas City Public Library! Each month, we'll read books set in diffe...
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2023 Lunar New Year: The Year of the Rabbit and Cat
Created on:
Jan 10, 2023
20 items
The Lunar New Year is a tradition celebrated in China and in several East and Southeast Asian countries. This year in 2023 the ...
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Noirvember
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Nov 10, 2022
30 items
Cynical heroes, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots filled with deception, corruption, and self-destructive anti-heroes...
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Movies that "teach" you something
By:
RenaeP_KCMO
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Aug 21, 2022
17 items
Teachers. Mentors, coaches, role models, friends. Spend some time with an inspiring film about the heroes who spend their days ...
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Stranger Things Inspirations
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Jun 22, 2022
13 items
Are you counting down the days until July 1 when Season 4 Volume 2 of Stranger Things gets released? We know waiting is hard - ...
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Cage Match 2022
Created on:
Jun 08, 2022
64 items
The Library’s annual summer Off the Wall Film Series returns with a fresh lineup of FREE outdoor movies! This year, prepare you...
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Librarian Life: The No Shush Zone
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Apr 16, 2020
21 items
Ever wanted to be in books? Peek between these covers for a glimpse of the REAL lives of librarians--From Indiana Jones adventu...
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KCUR Bibliophiles: The Work Show June 2019
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Jun 05, 2019
25 items
It's an odd job, but someone needs to talk about it. The Bibliofiles explore the world of work in fiction and nonfiction. From ...
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Doris Day's Sentimental Journey
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May 13, 2019
16 items
In her 97 years, Doris Day made nearly three dozen films and hundreds of recordings. Here are some of the books, CDs and DVDs f...
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Becoming American: The Century of Immigration
By:
BeccahR_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 08, 2019
6 items
Immigration has been an ongoing and central component of American history, with identifiable peak periods. Between 1820 and 192...
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KCUR Bibliofiles: The World of Mysteries October 2018
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Oct 29, 2018
29 items
From classic whodunits with teenage detectives to dark and creepy murders, the mystery genre has something for everyone. The Bi...
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Reading without Borders: Understanding the Refugee & Immigrant Experience
Created on:
Feb 14, 2017
31 items
Everyone comes from somewhere else. For many refugees and immigrants, happiness IS a destination and a journey.
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She Snoops to Conquer: Women Detectives
Created on:
Jan 29, 2017
16 items
A Winter Reading Bingo suggested reading list of books featuring female gumshoes, PIs, bounty hunters, and nosy neighbors.
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Silver Screen Reading: From Book to Movie
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Jan 27, 2017
24 items
A Winter Reading Bingo suggested reading list of books that are coming soon to a theatre near you (if they're not already there...
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Winter Reading 2013: While The City Sleeps
By:
KristaS_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 21, 2016
25 items
This list features books that delve into our world after dark. Explore fiction and non-fiction, the interplay of light and dar...
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Books by Authors I Have Had Drinks With
By:
KaiteS_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 15, 2016
35 items
Great reading made better by talking with the authors about things other than their books.
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