Past events
Today's events
- Bottleneck Lawrence, KS Smackdown! 7:00pm
- Bottleneck Lawrence, KS Smackdown! 7:00pm
- Bottleneck Lawrence, KS Smackdown! 7:00pm
- Varies-see Facebook group for this week's location. Lawrence, KS Stitch N' Bitch 3:00pm
- Varies-see Facebook group for this week's location. Lawrence, KS Stitch N' Bitch 3:00pm
Staff blogs
- "Atlas of a Lost World": a new read on old life across the world Add a comment
- Get into PBS' 'Great American Read' Add a comment
- Sound+Vision Sessions: a conversation with Heidi Lynne Gluck Add a comment
- 5 new young adult books to read for Pride Month Add a comment
- Getting ready for summer reading with some oohs and aahs 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.
