As all the creepies come crawling for the haunted month of October, it signals the approach of one of the biggest events of the year for adult readers: Booktoberfest at the Lawrence Public Library.
Audio-Reader Network and the Lawrence Public Library will soon unite again for a three-day Music and Book Sale.
Award-winning author, historian and antiracist scholar Ibram X. Kendi will soon return to Lawrence to discuss ideas from his latest book on the rise of conspiracy theories, authoritarianism and the erosion of democracy in the United States.
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Learn how to help a turtle cross the road, fold origami, spark a firefly festival and much more at the Lawrence Public Library’s How-To Festival this weekend.
The Lawrence Public Library will score a goal with its summer reading program that combines books, the FIFA World Cup and dinosaurs.
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Lawrence’s upcoming Free State Book Festival aims to create a more relaxed and accessible environment for the public rather than focusing on publishers and panels, as many traditional book festivals do.
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The Lawrence Public Library seemed bigger on the inside Saturday as superfans and media lovers packed both levels of the building with cosplay, fan art and a passion for all things fandom.
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The Lawrence Public Library is inviting fandom aficionados of all ages and stripes to a free, Comic-Con-style weekend.
Mary Roach, a popular science writer with a funny bone, will talk in Lawrence about her new book on weird science and human anatomy, as part of a public library reading series.
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As the Lawrence Public Library devises its first master plan in two decades, staff members are asking the community to show up to two town hall celebration events to provide input on the future of the building and its offerings.
