This Week at the Library

This week at the Library, you can join us at:

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Your doorway into live and archived programs. Arts & Culture, Career & Finance, Community Matters, Writers and more!

Caregiver Workshop: Power of Play in Process Art with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Tuesday, March 8, 7-8 p.m.   

Whether it's finding activities to keep them busy or understanding what's going on inside their heads, being a caregiver of young children can be challenging. Each month's caregiver workshop explores a different topic to support and enrich relationships between kids age birth to 6 and their caregivers.

The Past is Prologue: The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In – Thursday, March 10, 7-8 p.m.  

In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. Tired of being denied access to the city’s movie theaters and restaurants, students took action and turned their attention to the lunch counter at the popular drugstore. What happened during the three-week sit-in? What caused it to end? And why was its importance recognized by so few at the time? This presentation discusses the details of the sit-in, explores how these protests helped transform the struggle for racial equality in America, and considers contemporary non-violent protests.

Legislative Coffee Series – Saturday, March 12, 10-11 a.m.  

Discover what's percolating in the Kansas Legislature. Representatives and Senators with constituents in Johnson County will discuss the new legislative session, followed by Q&A. You bring the questions!

  • Senator Ethan Corson, District 7
  • Representative Stephanie Clayton, District 19
  • Representative Lindsay Vaughn, District 22
  • Representative Heather Meyer, District 29
  • Representative Brandon Woodard, District 30

And much more happening this week »