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Arts & Events September 5, 2023 - 2:22 pm

Local artistic projects awarded Rocket Grants; ceremony in Kansas City to celebrate recipients

by Maya Hodison

Local creators working on video series, research, fashion shows, performances and more — including a song to accompany the planting of fruit trees around the Lawrence library — have been chosen to receive grants that will help progress their art.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life August 23, 2023 - 4:52 pm

Lawrence Public Library wants to address community members’ safety concerns, director writes

by Lawrence Times

Staff members of the Lawrence Public Library have heard safety concerns from community members, and they want to take action to improve the situation, LPL Director Brad Allen wrote to cardholders Wednesday.

Arts & Events August 10, 2023 - 5:11 pm

Lawrence Public Library’s last celebration of summer coming up

by Chansi Long

An upcoming lawn party at the Lawrence Public Library will celebrate summer readers and help the Kids’ Action Club raise funds for the Lawrence Humane Society.

Natasha Torkzaban/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life June 10, 2023 - 2:31 pm

Library’s How-To Festival draws Lawrence community members to learn and get their hands on new things

by Natasha Torkzaban

Community members gathered at the Lawrence Public Library’s How-To Festival Saturday to learn about a slew of hobbies, topics, volunteer opportunities and more. 

Arts & Events June 8, 2023 - 3:43 pm

Deja’s Reading Rainbow to return to Lawrence Public Library

by Lawrence Times

A Pride Month edition of Deja’s Reading Rainbow this weekend at the library will feature stories “embracing our local LGBTQ+ community and celebrating families of all kinds,” according to the host.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 7, 2023 - 4:55 pm

Learn new skills and make new connections this weekend at Lawrence library’s How-To Festival

by Chansi Long

From meditation and folk dancing to folding origami and frosting a cake, there will be a plethora of skills on display at the library’s upcoming How-To Festival. 

Arts & Events May 22, 2023 - 5:43 pm

Summer reading program to kick off with party at Lawrence Public Library

by Chansi Long

As school ends this week, the Lawrence Public Library is celebrating the launch of its summer reading program with a party on the library lawn.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news May 15, 2023 - 3:33 pm

Lawrence Public Library to hold clinic on how to change gender markers on legal documents

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence Public Library is teaming up with Kansas Legal Services to hold a free clinic Wednesday to help transgender people get their gender markers changed on their Kansas birth certificates and IDs before new anti-trans legislation goes into effect.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events April 20, 2023 - 12:00 pm

Lawrence library’s ‘Left Between the Pages’ exhibition offers unique snapshots of community

by Mackenzie Clark & Molly Adams

Lawrence Public Library staff members have collected items left between the pages of books over the years — notes, postcards, photographs and more — and synthesized them into collages that are currently on display.

Jon Blumb / Contributed Photo
Arts & Events April 19, 2023 - 3:59 pm

Celebration to honor Wakarusa Wetlands, connections to community and nature

by Maya Hodison

An upcoming community celebration will honor the Wakarusa Wetlands, home to Haskell history and a variety of plants and animal species.

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