Library reopens in temporary space with 220000-item collection
Library staff relocate most of the 220000-item collection to a temporary 707 Vermont St space. Children’s books DVDs and most young adult titles are on site. about half of adult books remain in storage but are available on request within 24 hours. Staff adapt the Teen Zone and children’s area while the new building is prepared.
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Vermont St
Howie
Brad Allen
East Lawrence
Allen
Susan Brown
Brown
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrencelibrary
Facebook
Lawrencepubliclibrary
Lawrence Public Library hosts author talk and move events
Benjamin Lorr visits Tuesday for Meet the Author at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. A library rummage sale runs Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 107 Vermont St. Proceeds support Friends of the Library. A farewell event Feb. 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. marks the building’s move to 707 Vermont St. Staff outline future changes and new digital lending plans as the move completes.
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Benjamin Lorr
Lawrence Public Library
New Hampshire St
Vermont St
Friends of the Library
Zinio
Brown
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photos
Jeremy Miller
Gator Watson
Bright Ideas Lighting
Kansas City
Borders
Movement to save Kemper Arena gains support in KC
In Kansas City, architects preservationists and longtime American Royal supporters urge keeping Kemper Arena. The 38 year old venue hosts basketball hockey NCAA events and major acts. The American Royal lease runs through 2045, with plans earlier proposed for a $60 million equestrian centered complex replacing Kemper.
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Kansas City
American Royal Board
Kemper Arena
American Royal
Kansas City Star
Erik Heitman
BMM
Crosby Kemper Sr
Rolling Stones
Paul McCartney & Wings
Kansas Jayhawks
Oklahoma
American Royal’s Board
Kemper
Kemper Jr
Mariner Kemper
Finance Department
Kempers
Helmut Jahn
Sony
Chicago
European Union
Brussels
Belgium
LHS Grad Capt. Barbee Leads Army Reserve in Inaugural Parade
Lawrence High School 1986 graduate Capt. John M. Barbee will lead more than 90 soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command in the U S Army Reserve during the 57th Presidential Inauguration Parade in Washington D C The Fort Meade based unit prepared since fall with drills paperwork and background checks as Secret Service clearances were completed Parade day starts 2 am with body scans and a 2 30 pm parade assembly and is followed by the Inaugural Ball back home Barbee hopes his children see him on television and he shares the moment with family in Lawrence Md based units and attendees celebrate the historic event.
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U.S. Army
Barbee
Secret Service
Pentagon
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Tempur
America
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H&r Block
Hrblock.com
U.S
HRB Tax Group, Inc
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John Barbee
Lawrence High School
Barack Obama
U.S. Army Reserve
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Leo Barbee
Meagan Thomas
Cial
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Joseph A. Alfred Dunner
London
Ruby Road Woolrich & Much More
Calvin Kleine
SPANX
le Mystére
Yani
W.as
Pparel
9Th
Massachusetts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!