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Arts & Events November 9, 2026 - 5:36 pm

KPR’s Live Day promises 6 free classical concerts and a hoedown

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Kansas Public Radio is gearing up for a jam-packed day of live classical concerts with a concurrent broadcast and a country crossover to end the evening.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 9, 2026 - 12:19 pm

Lawrence Public Library to open branch in west Lawrence

by Cuyler Dunn

The Lawrence Public Library will open a new west Lawrence location next summer, marking its first expansion out of downtown.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events October 5, 2026 - 6:53 pm

Fall for a good book at the Lawrence Public Library book sale

by Lawrence Times

Choose from more than 60,000 books, CDs and DVDs for $2 or less apiece at the upcoming fall book sale to benefit the Lawrence Public Library.

Arts & Events September 20, 2026 - 10:15 am

Lawrence Public Library looks to connect adults through love of reading at Booktoberfest

by Lawrence Times

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.

Arts & Events September 5, 2026 - 8:46 pm

Annual Music and Book Sale to return to Lawrence Public Library

by Lawrence Times

Audio-Reader Network and the Lawrence Public Library will soon unite again for a three-day Music and Book Sale.

Arts & Events August 25, 2026 - 6:33 pm

Ibram X. Kendi to return to Lawrence, discuss new book and current events

by Lawrence Times

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.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 3, 2026 - 5:49 pm

Lawrence library’s How-To Festival to return

by Lawrence Times

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.

Arts & Events May 21, 2026 - 12:58 pm

Soccer, dinosaurs and books collide for Lawrence library’s summer reading program

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence Public Library will score a goal with its summer reading program that combines books, the FIFA World Cup and dinosaurs.

Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events April 29, 2026 - 7:16 pm

Free State Book Festival to focus on writers, community

by Courtney Lane

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.

Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events April 11, 2026 - 4:45 pm

Lawrence Public Library makes nerding out free, accessible at annual fandom convention

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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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