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‘By hook or by crook,’ the Lawrence Public Library’s collections team gets books, materials in patrons’ hands
Even as the library world experiences turbulence with the closure of a major book distributor, the oft-unseen denizens of the Lawrence Public Library’s basement remain steady in delivering materials to their patrons.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Annual Festival of Trees now open in downtown Lawrence
Dinosaurs, board games, the KC Current and more inspired themes at this year’s Festival of Trees. Here’s a sneak peek at the sights this season.
Kids shine, Cordley takes first place at Lights On! event
Kiddos from Cordley Elementary and their peers wowed crowds with their dance routines during the Boys & Girls Club’s Lights On! event.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Allen Fieldhouse lights up for Late Night, Lil Jon
KU fans packed into Allen Fieldhouse Friday night for the 40th annual Late Night in the Phog, the celebration of the start of the basketball teams’ seasons.
Carter Gaskins / Lawrence Times
Tech N9ne leads Lawrence Zombie Walk down Mass Street
Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne, in Lawrence for a show at the Granada Thursday evening, led this year’s horde down Massachusetts Street for the annual Zombie Walk.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Photos: Big Boy, the massive steam locomotive, passes through Lawrence
Lawrence community members gathered at the Union Pacific tracks Thursday to watch Big Boy, the massive steam railroad locomotive, pass through town.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Dillons, community partners break ground for new grocery store coming to KU’s west campus
Project partners said during a groundbreaking ceremony Friday that a new Dillons grocery store to be built on KU’s west campus will promote economic growth in Lawrence.
Photos: Aurora borealis caught on camera again in Lawrence
Although aurora borealis was likely not visible to the naked eye, some Times readers were able to capture the light show with long-exposure photos again during a geomagnetic storm Thursday night.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell hosts bison harvest workshop ahead of community cookout
Bison have sustained many Native American tribes for centuries as a source of food, clothing and tools. Now, Haskell is sharing the bison’s deep cultural significance with the general public through a harvest workshop and community meal.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Brothers, both KU students, debut fall fashion collection at Spencer Art Museum runway show
In a fashion show curated by a pair of brothers, both KU students, models sashayed down a runway Thursday while artwork adorned the walls around them.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU students rally to ‘Save Our Centers’
KU students and supporters gathered Tuesday afternoon outside the Kansas Union to bring attention to the university’s “realignment” of campus centers focused on diversity.
Min/Max Photography
Lawrence Schools Foundation receives $40K donation
The Lawrence Schools foundation has received a $40,000 donation to support teachers and students of the Lawrence school district.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Families find community in Lawrence home-schooling group that rose ‘from the ashes of COVID’
The Phoenix Collective aims to build something new and different, focusing on community for a group of Lawrence-area families that are home-schooling their children.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Prairie Park Nature Center in Lawrence celebrates 25 years
Prairie Park Nature Center on Saturday celebrated 25 years of preserving local wildlife and native species in Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU architecture students celebrate new outdoor classroom, pavilion at Prairie Park Nature Center
Students in a KU architecture class on Saturday celebrated a new pavilion they designed at Prairie Park Nature Center using old road signs and other repurposed materials.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Words Save Lives event brings community together in North Lawrence
Lawrence community members gathered for poetry, music, some laughs and a few tears at the 11th annual Words Save Lives event on Tuesday, which was World Suicide Prevention Day.
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