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Format: 2015-07-06
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  • Jerry Muller discusses the  historical relationship between capitalism and the Jewish people and explains why anti-capitalism and anti-Semitism have frequently been linked.
    Tuesday, May 4, 2010

    Jerry Muller discusses his new book Capitalism and the Jews, a collection of four essays examining the historical relationship between capitalism and the Jewish people, on Tuesday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

    Muller will explain why the Jewish experience with capitalism has been so important and complex, as well as ambivalent.

  • The 2009-2010 Script-in-Hand series marks the fourth season in which the Kansas City Public Library and Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre present staged readings of significant American plays. This series is sponsored by The Friends of the Kansas City Public
    Sunday, May 2, 2010
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    Script in Hand 2009-2010

    South Pacific

    by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
    Sunday, May 2, 2010—2 p.m.
    Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.

    American Classics, the fourth season of the Kansas City Public Library’s Script-in-Hand series presented by the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, continues with Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific

  • Join us on the first Saturday of every month (May - October)  as the Friends of the Kansas City Public Library present the third annual City Market Summer  Book Sale Series.
    Saturday, May 1, 2010

    On the first Saturday of every month this summer in the City Market, 400 Grand St., Kansas City, MO, the Friends of the Library will hold a series of book sales on the North Walkway next to the Steamboat Arabia. Book sales will continue through October.

    The books range in price from $0.50 to $5.00 and cover many genres.

    For additional information, contact KCLibraryFriends@gmail.com, or call (816) 701-3468.

  • Friday Night Family Fun hosts singer-songwriter Mauricio Salguero to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros with a performance of Uno, dos, tres, ¡todos a cantar!
    Friday, April 30, 2010

    The Kansas City Public Library's Friday Night Family Fun hosts singer-songwriter Mauricio Salguero to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros with a performance of Uno, dos, tres, ¡todos a cantar! Friday, April 30, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Library, 4801 Main St.

  • One of the leading Chicano writers in the country with 14 published books in memoir, fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and poetry, Luis J. Rodriguez will discuss his body of work.
    Thursday, April 29, 2010

    One of the leading Chicano writers in the country with 14 published books in memoir, fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and poetry, Luis J. Rodriguez will discuss his prolific work.

    Rodriguez’s master work, Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A., is a 1993 memoir of gang life. With more than 300,000 copies sold, this book garnered a Carl Sandburg Literary Award, a Chicago Sun-Times Book Award, and was designated a New York Times Notable Book.

  • The co-founder of the Knowledge Is Power Program Schools examines the effectiveness of ideas such as longer school days, summer classes, and a more strenuous academic curriculum.
    Wednesday, April 28, 2010

    Mike Feinberg, co-founder of the Knowledge Is Power Program Schools, discusses an examination of KIPP-endorsed ideas such as longer school days, summer classes, and a more strenuous academic curriculum.

  • Judith Fugate a former principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet, discusses her career and the Kansas City Ballet’s May production of the George Balanchine work Who Cares?
    Wednesday, April 28, 2010

    Former principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet Judith Fugate discusses her career and the May production of the George Balanchine work Who Cares? on Wednesday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

    Set to 16 Gershwin songs, Who Cares? is part of the Kansas City Ballet’s spring season and will be performed May 6-9 at The Lyric Theatre.

  • A native of the American Midwest, Juliet Gael presents her novel, a mix of fact and fiction that captures the passions, hopes, dreams, and sorrows of literature’s most famous sisters.
    Tuesday, April 27, 2010

    A native of the American Midwest, Juliet Gael presents her novel, a mix of fact and fiction that captures the passions, hopes, dreams, and sorrows of literature’s most famous sisters.

  • Renowned Mexican international scholar  Jose Luis Valdes-Ugalde persents an historial assessment of the conflict between security, democratic governance, and progress.
    Monday, April 26, 2010

    Renowned Mexican international scholar and political scientist José Luis Valdés-Ugalde presents An Historical Assessment of the Inter-American Dilemma: The Conflict Between Security, Democratic Governance, and Progress. The presentation draws on Valdés-Ugalde’s professional and scholarly expertise in diplomacy, trade, and globalization. 

  • Sunday, April 25, 2010

    You have read the Marilynne Robinson novel—now watch the film adaptation of Housekeeping (1987) starring Christine Lahti and directed by Bill Forsyth. Join Big Read facilitator Kelly Miller for a lively conversation comparing the written word to its dramatic interpretation. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the source novel prior to attending the film screening. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to RSVP.
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