Events
Date & Time |
Event |
Location |
Feb 1, 7pm
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American Dreams and Dreaming America: Barack Obama's Search for Self presented by
Dr J Edgar Tidwell |
Lawrence Public Library & statewide ELMeR sites |
| Feb 2, 7pm |
"Let America be America Again”: African Americans and the 100-Year Struggle for Equality in Lawrence and at KU presented by Dr William Tuttle
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Lawrence Public Library |
| Feb 4, 7pm |
Presentation by Dr Hence Parson |
Hutchinson Public Library |
| Feb 7, 2pm |
Dreams from My Father book discussion facilitated by Maria Butler |
Lawrence Public Library |
| Feb 8, 7pm |
Dreams from My Father book discussion led by Nancy Jo Leachman |
Salina Public Library |
Feb 10, 7pm
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Finding the Home Place: Reflections on Place & Meaning in Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father presented by Dr Cheryl Ragar |
Dodge City Public Library & statewide ELMer sites |
Feb 15, noon
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American Dreams and Dreaming America: Barack Obama's Search for Self presented by
Dr J Edgar Tidwell |
Pittsburg Public Library |
| Feb 16, 6:30pm |
Mixed: an Anthology of
Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience book discussion led by Carol Ann Robb |
Pittsburg Public Library |
| Feb 16, 7pm |
Dreams from My Father book discussion facilitated by Maria Butler |
Lawrence Public Library |
Feb 21, 2pm
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Finding the Home Place: Reflections on Place & Meaning in Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father presented by Dr Cheryl Ragar |
McPherson College Library |
Feb 22, 7pm
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Kansas Reads...Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama presented by Doretha Williams |
Bonner Springs City Library |
| Feb 23, 7pm |
Exploring Autobiographical Experiences: Reading Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama presented by Doretha Williams
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Lawrence Public Library |
Feb 25, 7pm
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Kansas Reads...Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama presented by Doretha Williams |
Salina Public Library & statewide ELMer sites |
| Feb 25, 7pm |
Dreams from My Father book discussion facilitated by Maria Butler |
Lawrence Public Library |
| Feb 25, 7pm |
Panel discussion of Dreams from My Father |
Hutchinson Arts Center |
| Mar 1, 7pm |
Discovering Kenya presented by the Kansas African Studies Center at KU
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Lawrence Public Library |
Mar 2, 10am
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Ike and Obama: Kansas Roots, Troubled Fathers, Civil Rights presented by Dr David Nichols |
Butler County CC Library, El Dorado |
| Mar 2, 6pm |
Presentation by Roy Bird |
Watermark Books & Cafe, Wichita |
| Mar 2, 6:30pm |
Dreams from My Father book discussion led by Carol Ann Robb |
Pittsburg Public Library |
| Mar 2, 7pm |
Dreams from My Father book discussion facilitated by Ryan Diehl |
Hutchinson Public Library |
| Mar 8, 2pm |
Memoir writing workshop led by JT Knoll |
Pittsburg Public Library |
| Mar 12-14 |
Memoir writing workshop led by Lisa Dale Norton ***postponed until Fall 2010*** |
registration required; contact Hutchinson Public Library |
Mar 14, 2pm
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Ike and Obama: Kansas Roots, Troubled Fathers, Civil Rights presented by Dr David Nichols |
Manhattan Public Library & statewide ELMer sites |
| Mar 15, 2pm |
Followup to memoir writing workshop led by JT Knoll |
Pittsburg Public Library |
| Mar 18, 7pm |
Mini memoir writing workshop presented by Sheila Lisman |
registration required; contact Hutchinson Public Library |
| Mar 25, 7pm |
Mini memoir writing workshop presented by Sheila Lisman |
registration required; contact Hutchinson Public Library |
| Apr 1, 7pm |
Mini memoir writing workshop presented by Sheila Lisman |
registration required; contact Hutchinson Public Library |
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 - sponsored by a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council
ELMeR (Enhanced Library Meeting Room) sites are virtual conference rooms located in public libraries and regional library system offices at Burlington, Colby, Dighton, Dodge City, Hays, Hugoton, Junction City, Lawrence, Manhattan, Newton, Norton, Salina, Shawnee Mission, South Hutchinson, Topeka and Wichita. Please check with your nearest ELMeR site or the State Library to see if nearby sites are participating in these events. |
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