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Basic Computer Classes

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
South Branch Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Computers & Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the South Branch Library for a four week session of FREE classes on digital literacy skills provided by Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas. Learn more about...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Computers & Technology
Event Details:

Join us at the South Branch Library for a four week session of FREE classes on digital literacy skills provided by Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas.

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Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Poetry for Beginners

Poetry for Beginners: Session 1

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Entertainment & Culture, Speakers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn poetry step by step with poet Dan Erikson. This four-week poetry series will cover the following:January 15: Introductions, What is poetry? January 29: Free verse, ...

Seats Available
Required
Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Entertainment & Culture, Speakers
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Learn poetry step by step with poet Dan Erikson.

 

This four-week poetry series will cover the following:

January 15: Introductions, What is poetry? 

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Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Quilting supplies

Quilting Group

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room - South Branch Library at South Branch Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Need a great space to work on your quilting project? Join this community group of quilters who get together to work on their projects and help one another troubleshoot! The library...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Room: Storytime Room - South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Need a great space to work on your quilting project? Join this community group of quilters who get together to work on their projects and help one another troubleshoot!

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Poster for the film To Be or Not to Be

Mad for the Movies: Political Satire - To Be or Not to Be

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Auditorium - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

For the month of January, we will be showing movies poking fun at tyrannical leaders and politics in general.On this night, we are watching Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 film "To Be or Not...

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Auditorium - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Event Details:

For the month of January, we will be showing movies poking fun at tyrannical leaders and politics in general.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Movie clapboard, popcorn, and tickets

Wednesday Night Movies:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
2nd Floor Auditorium - Main Library at Main Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

TBD

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Auditorium - Main Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Event Details:

TBD

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Class

Burmese Community of Kansas Citizenship/Language Classes

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Language Learning, Immigrant Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays from 6:00-8:30 for Citizenship/Language classes offered by the Burmese Community of Kansas

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Language Learning, Immigrant Services
Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays from 6:00-8:30 for Citizenship/Language classes offered by the Burmese Community of Kansas

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Man holding a laptop and help sign

Clases de Computación para Adultos

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
South Branch Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Computers & Technology, Additional Program Format, Spanish
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Quieres aprender conceptos básicos de Computación, como buscar información en internet o como usar las redes sociales. Anímate a participar en la sesion de computación el cuarto sá...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Computers & Technology, Additional Program Format, Spanish
Event Details:

Quieres aprender conceptos básicos de Computación, como buscar información en internet o como usar las redes sociales. Anímate a participar en la sesion de computación el cuarto sábado de cada mes.

Join us to learn basic computer skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Closed for Holiday

All Day
Main Library, Virtual, West Wyandotte Library, Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library, Offsite, South Branch Library, Turner Community Library, Mobile Libraries

All library locations are closed for the holiday. 

Closing
Branches:
Main Library, Virtual, West Wyandotte Library, Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library, Offsite, South Branch Library, Turner Community Library, Mobile Libraries
Description:

All library locations are closed for the holiday. 

Meditation

Morning Meditation

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Auditorium - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Group meditation can offer a deeper meditation experience due to the sense of community, fewer distractions, positive feedback, and guidance from a trained leader.  Join other...

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Auditorium - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Group meditation can offer a deeper meditation experience due to the sense of community, fewer distractions, positive feedback, and guidance from a trained leader.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

A woman's hands cutting fabric next to a sewing machine

Textile Tuesdays

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytime Room - South Branch Library at South Branch Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Knitting, embroidery, and quilting, oh my! No matter what form of textile art is your favorite, you are welcome to join us for textile time each Tuesday. We provide sewing machines...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Room: Storytime Room - South Branch Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Knitting, embroidery, and quilting, oh my! No matter what form of textile art is your favorite, you are welcome to join us for textile time each Tuesday.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Otaku Anime Corps Anime Club

Otaku Anime Corps Anime Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room B - South Branch Library at South Branch Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Whether you're a fan of shojo or shonen, magical girls or giant robots, we're here to provide your anime fix!  Check out our Facebook page at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/o...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Room: Conference Room B - South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Event Details:

Whether you're a fan of shojo or shonen, magical girls or giant robots, we're here to provide your anime fix!  Check out our Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/otakuanimecorps/

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

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Snowy Sleuthy Mystery Crafts

01/22/2025 @ 9:00am to 01/25/2025 @ 2:00pm
Take Home - Turner Community Library at Turner Community Library
Program Type:
Crafts & Hobbies, Holiday, Take Home
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

We are located at 831 S 55th St, Kansas City, Kansas, 66106. You can enter the back library entrance, be buzzed through the Turner Recreation Commission's front door, or use curbsi...

Library Branch: Turner Community Library
Room: Take Home - Turner Community Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies, Holiday, Take Home
Event Details:

We are located at 831 S 55th St, Kansas City, Kansas, 66106. You can enter the back library entrance, be buzzed through the Turner Recreation Commission's front door, or use curbside pick up.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Baby reading a book

Baby Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Craft Room - Main Library at Main Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Baby Storytime serves as your child’s first introduction to a storytime setting.  We focus on interaction between baby and their caregiver with songs, books, bonding activitie...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Craft Room - Main Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Developing Skills, Storytime
Event Details:

Baby Storytime serves as your child’s first introduction to a storytime setting.  We focus on interaction between baby and their caregiver with songs, books, bonding activities and finger plays.  For children ages 0 to 2 with a careg

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Class

Burmese Community of Kansas Citizenship/Language Classes

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Language Learning, Immigrant Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us on Wednesdays from 10:00-12:00 for Citizenship/Language classes offered by the Burmese Community of Kansas 

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Language Learning, Immigrant Services
Event Details:

Join us on Wednesdays from 10:00-12:00 for Citizenship/Language classes offered by the Burmese Community of Kansas


 

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Woman reading to children

Wednesday Wiggles - Storytime and Sensory Activities

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Storytime Room - South Branch Library at South Branch Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and playtime featuring active play and sensory activities. Perfect for preschoolers, but babies and toddlers are welcome, too!

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Room: Storytime Room - South Branch Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Developing Skills, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and playtime featuring active play and sensory activities. Perfect for preschoolers, but babies and toddlers are welcome, too!

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Teen afternoon meditation flyer

Teen Afternoon Meditation

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Craft Room - Main Library at Main Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Health & Wellness, Entertainment & Culture, Recreation
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Teens age 12-19 are invited to take a mindfulness break with a guided meditation. Come and relax as a short meditation is played to help relieve some stress and invest in yourself....

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Craft Room - Main Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Developing Skills, Health & Wellness, Entertainment & Culture, Recreation
Event Details:

Teens age 12-19 are invited to take a mindfulness break with a guided meditation. Come and relax as a short meditation is played to help relieve some stress and invest in yourself. 

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

kids playing

Preschool Playtime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Recreation, Entertainment & Culture
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Kids - join West Staff in the auditorium for games, giant Legos, marble runs and more!

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Auditorium - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Recreation, Entertainment & Culture
Event Details:

Kids - join West Staff in the auditorium for games, giant Legos, marble runs and more!

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Quilting supplies

Quilting Group

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime Room - South Branch Library at South Branch Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Need a great space to work on your quilting project? Join this community group of quilters who get together to work on their projects and help one another troubleshoot! The library...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Room: Storytime Room - South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Need a great space to work on your quilting project? Join this community group of quilters who get together to work on their projects and help one another troubleshoot!

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Poster for the film Being There

Mad for the Movies: Political Satire - Being There

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

For the month of January, we will be showing movies poking fun at tyrannical leaders and politics in general.On this night, we are watching Hal Ashby's 1979 film "Being There" star...

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Event Details:

For the month of January, we will be showing movies poking fun at tyrannical leaders and politics in general.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Movie clapboard, popcorn, and tickets

Wednesday Night Movies:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
2nd Floor Auditorium - Main Library at Main Library
Program Type:
Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

TBD

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: 2nd Floor Auditorium - Main Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Culture, Movies
Event Details:

TBD

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Class

Burmese Community of Kansas Citizenship/Language Classes

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library at West Wyandotte Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Language Learning, Immigrant Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays from 6:00-8:30 for Citizenship/Language classes offered by the Burmese Community of Kansas

Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Conference Room C - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Language Learning, Immigrant Services
Event Details:

Join us on Thursdays from 6:00-8:30 for Citizenship/Language classes offered by the Burmese Community of Kansas

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Group of individuals raising their hands to take the citizenship oath

Citizenship Classes

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room B - South Branch Library at South Branch Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Immigrant Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The South Branch Library and Catholic Charities are working together to provide a FREE Citizenship Preparation Program at the South Branch Library. The offered classes la...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Room: Conference Room B - South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Immigrant Services
Event Details:

The South Branch Library and Catholic Charities are working together to provide a FREE Citizenship Preparation Program at the South Branch Library.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

Man holding a laptop and help sign

Clases de Computación para Adultos

Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
South Branch Library
Program Type:
Developing Skills, Computers & Technology, Additional Program Format, Spanish
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Quieres aprender conceptos básicos de Computación, como buscar información en internet o como usar las redes sociales. Anímate a participar en la sesion de computación el cuarto sá...

Library Branch: South Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, Computers & Technology, Additional Program Format, Spanish
Event Details:

Quieres aprender conceptos básicos de Computación, como buscar información en internet o como usar las redes sociales. Anímate a participar en la sesion de computación el cuarto sábado de cada mes.

Join us to learn basic computer skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.

 

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Frozen Princess Crafts

01/27/2025 @ 9:00am to 02/01/2025 @ 2:00pm
Take Home - Turner Community Library at Turner Community Library
Program Type:
Crafts & Hobbies, Holiday, Take Home
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

We are located at 831 S 55th St, Kansas City, Kansas, 66106. You can enter the back library entrance, be buzzed through the Turner Recreation Commission's front door, or use curbsi...

Library Branch: Turner Community Library
Room: Take Home - Turner Community Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts & Hobbies, Holiday, Take Home
Event Details:

We are located at 831 S 55th St, Kansas City, Kansas, 66106. You can enter the back library entrance, be buzzed through the Turner Recreation Commission's front door, or use curbside pick up.

Disclaimer(s)

Library programs, events, and classes are photographed or videotaped for promotional purposes or to document library activities.  Notify library staff if you prefer not to be photographed. 

Los programas de la biblioteca, eventos y clases son fotografiados o filmados con fines promocionales o para documentar las actividades de la biblioteca. Notificar al personal de la biblioteca si prefiere no ser fotografiado.