Past events
Today's events
- Brandon Woods Smith Center Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club 7:00am – 8:00am
- Westside Presbyterian Church Lawrence, KS Eye Opener: Alcholics Anonymous 7:00am
- Brandon Woods Lawrence, KS Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club 7:00am
- Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS Preservation: a collaborative print exchange 9:00am – 9:00pm
- Watkins Museum of History Lawrence, KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 10:00am – 4:00pm
Staff blogs
- STEM isn’t just for him: an interview with Meghan McCarthy Add a comment
- To-Be-Read: A Story of Shame & Neglect Add a comment
- Three on a Theme: Bookish Podcasts Add a comment
- 5 books to read for LGBT History Month Add a comment
- Look Play Listen roundup Add a comment
Reader blogs
- May Final Friday and Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Map Add a comment
- April 24th Map of Final Friday Venues Add a comment
- March 27th Final Friday Events Add a comment
- Downloadable Map of Venues for February Final Friday Add a comment
- Final Friday Map of Venues, January 30th Add a comment
Video games
Library rides nostalgia wave with launch of Retro Gaming Club
Ian Stepp remembers visiting his aunt’s house as a kid, where he’d play classic games like Duck Hunt and iterations of the Mario Brothers saga on the family’s trusty old Nintendo Entertainment System. Now pushing 30, Stepp is still a fan of the now-classic video games that in recent years have spawned a thriving culture and industry capitalizing on the nostalgia of grownups who coveted Nintendo game systems as kids in the 1980s and 90s.
