Winter Holiday Schedule

All Library branches will be closed on the following days for the Winter Holiday:

Tuesday, December 24th

Wednesday, December 25th

Thursday, December 26th

Tuesday, December 31st

Wednesday, January 1st

Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle & Turner Library will also be closed on:

Monday, December 23rd

Friday, December 27th

Monday, December 30th

Tim Rives Lecture: The Ku Klux Klan in KCK

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Forums, Special Events

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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Program Description

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The Ku Klux Klan kicked off a nationwide revival in 1921 and took Kansas City, Kansas, by storm. Klan members intimidated African Americans, vandalized Catholic cemeteries and fed a political machine, electing more than one hundred Klansmen to local offices, from district attorney to mayor. Author Tim Rives shares this troubled and little-known story, where the men of the Klan's inner circle ruled the city for nearly thirty years.