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Wait, THIS is a Christmas movie?!
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KevinF_KCMO
KevinF_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 02, 2024
24 items
Yes. Yes it is. It takes place (or partially takes place) during the holiday season, therefore it's a holiday movie. That's the...
4 likes
Topic Guide
Honoring the late James Earl Jones: A Stentorian Actor
Created on:
Sep 09, 2024
12 items
Although he was never known as a singer, few actors have a voice as recognizable as that of James Earl Jones. Best known as the...
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General Recommendations
What to Watch: Irish Heritage Month
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Feb 27, 2024
100 items
Celebrate March's Irish Heritage Month! Take a look at these titles that include Irish and Irish American culture! Want to chec...
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Little Women
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 01, 2023
17 items
Cozy period pieces, strong female leads, romance
General Recommendations
Remembering Sir Michael Gambon
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 28, 2023
34 items
Michael Gambon passed away on September 28th, 2023. The beloved Irish-British actor is best known for portraying headmaster Alb...
1 like
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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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Celebrating the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
May 20, 2023
25 items
Born on May 22nd 1859 in Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle remains to this day a household name for the massive popularity of his w...
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James Cameron Rewind: Prep for a Return to Pandora
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CullenR_KCMO
CullenR_KCMO
Created on:
Dec 23, 2022
22 items
Avatar: The Way of Water, the long-awaited sequel to 2009's sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, is here.
Whether you're preparing to r...
General Recommendations
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...
Topic Guide
A Rose By Any Other Name: A Celebration of Romeo & Juliet for Heart of America Shakespeare Festival's 30th Anniversary
Created on:
Jun 20, 2022
26 items
After an absence of two years, Kansas City's Heart of America Shakespeare Festival returns to Southmoreland Park with the Bard'...
Topic Guide
Happy 100th Birthday Judy Garland!
Created on:
Jun 09, 2022
12 items
In honor of the award-winning actress, singer and American icon Judy Garland, who would have turned 100 on June 10, 2022, the K...
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Topic Guide
For Your Consideration: Movies We Think Joe Bob Briggs Should Screen
Created on:
May 05, 2022
14 items
Season 4 of The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs has just started. Did your favorite terrible horror movie make this season's ...
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General Recommendations
Forces of Nature
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JeanD_KCMO
JeanD_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 18, 2022
43 items
In honor of Earth Day, these titles explore the forces of nature on Earth, such as volcanos, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados,...
Top Picks
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Created on:
Mar 18, 2022
30 items
March 20 is the birthday of the world’s very best neighbor, Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. In celebration, we ask...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Double Your Library Fun: 2/22/2022
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Feb 22, 2022
22 items
It's a double two-for at Kansas City Public Library! On February 22, 2022 (2/22/22) we're offering up twice the reading fun. Lo...
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General Recommendations
Recently Lost Hollywood Legends: Betty White, Sidney Poitier, and Peter Bogdanovich
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Jan 07, 2022
25 items
We lost three legendary artists from Hollywood recently.
Betty White, who was a pioneer for early television and had a career s...
3 likes
General Recommendations
All The Anime in The Vault
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DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 14, 2021
54 items
Every anime movie and series available at the Central Library as of 11/10/2022, for when you need your Toonami fix.
If you can...
3 likes
General Recommendations
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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General Recommendations
Severe Beat Wave: Great Jazz Performances
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ErikK_KCMO
ErikK_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 13, 2021
20 items
Cool off your summer with some of the greatest jazz musicians in history. From the arresting sounds of Thelonious Monk to the a...
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The U.S. Military & Hollywood: How Tinseltown Tells the Toughest Tales
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ErikK_KCMO
ErikK_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 13, 2021
20 items
From early propaganda films of World War I, the postwar "obsession" of war film production in the 1950's and 1960's, ...
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General Recommendations
American Revolution to the Middle East: The History of American Military at War
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ErikK_KCMO
ErikK_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 12, 2021
25 items
This list includes 25 outstanding documentary films ranging from the Revolutionary War to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. F...
Topic Guide
Tangled up in Bob: Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan
Created on:
May 24, 2021
17 items
How many rock star Nobel Laureates do you know? Say happy birthday to one of the United States' most revered and celebrated son...
General Recommendations
April 15th is ANIME DAY
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
May 10, 2021
81 items
Binge out on your favorite old classic's and new anime series and movies!
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General Recommendations
Movie night
By:
DeborahG_KCMO
DeborahG_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 19, 2021
17 items
Here are a few recommendations for movie night.
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