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Through book discussions, Community Issues Forums, author visits and other programs, Johnson County Library invites you to consider the Legacies of the Civil War during 2011 and 2012. The 150th anniversary provides an opportunity for us to examine how the conflict shaped our lives and our community. Watch the promotional video »

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event listing.Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

A Johnson County Library Issues and Engagement Forum: The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Franklin Pierce.6:30 p.m. at Central Resource Library - Register now!

In 1854 President Franklin Pierce faced a critical choice, one that would determine the fate of his presidency and have a profound impact on the future of the United States. Should he support the Kansas-Nebraska proposal, which gave local settlers the right to determine whether or not slavery would be permitted? How would you advise President Pierce?
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event listing.Tuesday. Apr. 10, 2012

Johnson County Library presents Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley.

7 p.m. at Central Resource Library

Johnson County Library and Rainy Day Books proudly present Jane Smiley, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of A Thousand Acres, The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton, and Private Life, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2012 in the Central Resource Library Gallery. Smiley's appearance is the capstone event in the Library's "Legacies of the Civil War Series."
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Legacies of the Civil War is sponsored by:

Johnson County Library Foundation.

Sterling Price.

General Sterling Price of the Missouri State Guard.

Jim Lane.

James Henry Lane, leader of the Jayhawkers and U.S. Senator during the Civil War.

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