Read the Classics Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
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Read the Classics Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of The Narrative of Sojourner Truth at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Read the Classics Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of Beowulf: A New Verse Translation translated by Seamus Heaney at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Read the Classics Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Artemis Program: Moon to Mars
NASA’s human lunar exploration plans under the Artemis Program call for sending the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon by 2024 and establishing sustainable exploration by the end of the decade. Join us ONLINE at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 for an interactive discussion of the Artemis program led by Christopher Lhotak. Mr. Lhotak is a Solar System Ambassador for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab & an avid space enthusiast. Mr. Lhotak has a master’s level education and is an Adjunct Professor at a local university.
During this discussion, Mr. Lhotak will explain how NASA will soon be going back to the Moon and then to Mars by working with U.S. companies and international partners in the Artemis Program.
This online program is free and open to all. For information on participating in the Zoom-based Q&A portion of the event, send an email to reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of Goldilocks by Laura Lam at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Join us for a lively discussion of Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 ONLINE. For information on joining the Zoom meeting, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Ghost Stories with Joyce Slater
Join us ONLINE at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 for a night of thrills and chills with Kansas City-based storyteller Joyce Slater. Slater will share both regional and classic scary stories to send shivers down your spine just in time for Halloween. This event will be geared towards adults, so discretion is advised for younger people. Please register to attend this virtual Zoom event by emailing reference@ucitylibrary.org.
Author Event: Alma Katsu
Join us at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 for an ONLINE discussion from novelist Alma Katsu. Award-winning author Alma Katsu writes novels that combine historical fiction with supernatural and horror elements. The Hunger (2018), a reimagining of the story of the Donner Party, was named one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, was on numerous Best Books of the Year lists, and continues to be honored as a new classic in horror. Both The Hunger and The Deep were nominated for Stoker and Locus awards for Best Horror Novel. Her most recent book, Red Widow, is her first spy novel, based on a career in intelligence, and is in development with FOX for a TV series.
Ms. Katsu has relocated from the Washington, DC area to the mountains of West Virginia, where she lives with her musician husband Bruce and their two dogs, Nick and Ash.
This event is free and open to all. For information on joining the Zoom event, email reference@ucitylibrary.org.
