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Please Stay
Created on:
Mar 20, 2023
9 items
It's okay to talk about suicide. By doing so, it helps to reduce the stigma around suicide and encourage open and honest discus...
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Read Across the Decades: 1920 - 1929
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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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Rap & Hip-Hop: The History and Culture
Created on:
Feb 17, 2023
34 items
Rap, which originated in African American communities in New York City is a musical style in which rhythmic and/or rhyming spee...
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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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Palentines Day: Honoring the Love For All Your Friends
Created on:
Jan 25, 2023
19 items
Palentines Day, celebrated on February 13, is the time to honor the platonic soul mates in your life! This holiday celebrates t...
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From Text to Screens: Books Becoming Films or TV Shows in 2023
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Jan 25, 2023
22 items
If you'd like to get a jump start on reading a book before seeing the film or show, the Kansas City Public Library has got you ...
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2023 Lunar New Year: The Year of the Rabbit and Cat
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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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Who Says 13 Is a Bad Number?
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Jan 10, 2023
19 items
Though it’s uncertain when Friday the 13th traditions exactly began, negative superstitions have swirled around the number 13 f...
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Peripheral Visions
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Jan 03, 2023
24 items
Neurodiverse artists have consequently been viewed as outsiders in the “art world,” even if they’re considered to be visionary....
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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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Literary Table of Elements
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AlishaH_KCMO
AlishaH_KCMO
Created on:
Oct 17, 2022
72 items
In celebration of National Chemistry Week, October 16 – 22, the Kansas City Public Library has created The Literary Table of El...
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Black Poetry Day 2022
Created on:
Oct 12, 2022
31 items
Black Poetry Day on October 17 honors past and present Black poets. The day celebrates the importance of black heritage and lit...
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Indigenous Voices
Created on:
Oct 06, 2022
42 items
Learn more about the rich and diverse heritage of fiction, nonfiction, history, poetry, memoir, and more by Indigenous peoples ...
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Quench Thy Thirst! A History of Beer
Created on:
Oct 04, 2022
19 items
If you love beer and enjoy the bold and delicious brews, you may find yourself wanting to learn more about them. Luckily, there...
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Movies that "teach" you something
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RenaeP_KCMO
RenaeP_KCMO
Created on:
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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Hollywood vs. History: World War II and The Best Years of Our Lives
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Jun 23, 2022
10 items
In the Kansas City Public Library's Hollywood vs. History series on historical accuracy of military movies, the library, along ...
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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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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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Mother’s Day 2022
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May 04, 2022
13 items
Even if you are not a mother yourself, there is probably someone who is a mother in your life that you want to celebrate this M...
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The Multiverse in Works of Fiction
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HollyW_KCMO
HollyW_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 28, 2022
10 items
Novels that explore the concepts of parallel universes and alternate dimensions.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Created on:
Apr 28, 2022
33 items
This May, to recognize the contributions and influences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, cultu...
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Oscar Winning Book Adaptations
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HollyW_KCMO
HollyW_KCMO
Created on:
Mar 21, 2022
21 items
Books that were made into films that won best picture at the Academy Awards.
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Joan Didion: Literary Icon
Created on:
Dec 23, 2021
23 items
Joan Didion wrote novels, essays, screenplays, and helped create the 'new journalism' style of reporting and writing. She is m...
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All I think about are LEAVES
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AdrielleC_KCMO
AdrielleC_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 11, 2021
34 items
'Tis the season! If you love leaves, you may enjoy these!
From books about leaves and the trees they belong to,
to books wit...
