1515 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Tel: 785/580-4400
Fax: 785/580-4496
http://www.tscpl.org
Make a 1920's fashion statement. Learn how to knit or crochet a cloche hat. Patterns and basic instruction provided. Be fashionably dressed for The Big Read in February when we read and discuss The Great Gatsby. Knit or crochet along online at tscpl.org/bigread.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
1920s Art from the library gallery’s permanent collection will be displayed in the library during this Big Read time.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Join us for a reception to launch our community wide reading of The Great Gatsby. Enjoy music of the era, refreshments and conversations about the book. Following will be a showing of the popular 1974 film. also find us at 4 galleries around town at 1st Friday Art Walk.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Joing us at 1st Friday Artwalk and enjoy the Art Deco exhibit at the Alice Sabatini Gallery in the Topeka & Shawnee Co Public Library. Pieces from our permanent collection are on display to support the look of Gatsby and the 1920s.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Roaring Twenties film series - The Great Gatsby - Come watch this faithful adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. It showcases opulent sets and costumes while highlighting the emptiness of the wealthy and elite.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Come watch this faithful adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. It showcases opulent sets and costumes while highlighting the emptiness of the wealthy and elite.
Event Location: Fairlawn Plaza Mall 21st and Chelsea Drive , Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Kids are invited to join the Big Read celebration by reading Brian Selznick's incredible book, Wonderstruck. Then join us to create wonders of your own. Kids are encouraged to leave their creations for display at the program, Wonders Revealed, on February 26th.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Cindy Higgins, local journalist and Kansas historian, presents the history of Kansas brewers and breweries and takes a look back at the prohibition time of Gatsby.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
A striking performance is provided by Jennifer Jason Leigh as the lone woman among the men at the Algonquin Round Table. The circle of critics, playwrights, editors, and writers sharpen their wit on each other as Mrs. Parker relates the colorful times in her life. 1994 | Rated R | 125 minutes
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Learn the creative process and study 1920s Art Deco to inspire your own zentangle designs. A zentangle is way of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is enjoyed by all ranges of skill, interest and age and often inspired by Art Deco designs.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
The Big Read book of the year comes to life via a multimedia, historical discussion on the author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his classic novel, The Great Gatsby. Bring your questions to stump our librarians.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Meet us at Barnes and Noble to discuss this years Big Read choice, the Great Gatsby.
Event Location: Barnes and Noble , Topeka, KS 66604-1374
For teens! Be like Gatsby and step back into the 1920s with music, dancing, food and fashion of the time. While you are there get your gangster on with a game of poker or some target practice (nerf gun style).
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Consider wonderful ways to communicate. Brian Selznick drew pictures worth a 1000 words in his book, Wonderstruck. Come make pictures of your own, learn some American Sign Language, and explore how language has changed from the 1920's to today.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Using reproductions of fashion plates from our collection of 1920’s magazines, participants will add a swash of watercolor or some shades of colored pencil to create a frameable Gatsby-style artwork. Registration required 580-4606.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Explore the creative expression of this artist often called the Father of African-American Art. Learn of his early influences in Topeka as well as his adult life in New York during the Harlem Renaissance. Presented by Joan Wilson, Brown v Board Ranger.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
This Best Picture musical explores celebrity, scandal and corruption in 1920s Chicago. Two girls find themselves behind bars for their passionate crimes and are soon fighting for front-page headlines.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Author-scholar and Fitzgerald expert will give a keynote lecture on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life, works, cultural context, and critical reception. He will repeat this program the next day at our Staff Development day.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Topeka & Shawnee Co Public Library staff will lead a book discussion on The Great Gatsby this years Big Read choice.
Event Location: Silver Lake Public Library , Silver Lake , KS 66539
Woody Allen enchants us with a cinematic love letter to Paris and to literary heroes of a bygone era. Owen Wilson innocently dreams of a perfect age, believing it must have been the 1920s, and finds himself awestruck when the impossible happens. 2011 | Rated PG-13 | 94 minutes
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Moriarty will introduce her latest novel “The Chaperone” a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922. The author will discuss writing about characters set in the 1920s and any comparison or influence of “The Great Gatsby.”
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Coffee + you = a great discussion of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Join us to talk about this classic jazz age book over food and drink. Registration required. Contact Erin at 580-4425.
Event Location: The World Cup Café 21st and Washburn, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
The Big Read presents Angela Hagenbach, KC jazz singer extraordinaire, who returns to help celebrate the wonderful novel, The Great Gatsby. Ms. Hagenbach brings a unique look at the music, story, and culture of The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Capture some Gatsby glamour by making a 1920’s flapper headband. Use beads, ribbon, feathers and more to create beautiful and fashionable headbands inspired by the book The Great Gatsby. The Edge
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Marvel at the mysterious, gape at the grotesque, ponder the impossible, and complete the Quest of the Wonder Cabinet Chest. Bring the entire family to this wonderful finale to The Big Read celebration for kids.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Discuss The Great Gatsby. What makes Gatsby tick? Why so much secrecy surrounding his past? What do you think are some of the fundamental lessons to be learned from this classic novel? Bring your thoughts and opinions to this discussion.
Event Location: 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
It’s time to put on your “Gatsby style” and enjoy a delightful evening set in the Roaring Twenties: music, dance, food, drink and an Art Deco exhibit. Be our guest at this NOTO First Friday event and dress in 1920's style. The Great Overland Station local will inspire you to learn the Charleston as you swing with Cliff Manning and the One O'Clock Jump band. The Fuzion School of Dance and Dance Factory students will perform.
Event Location: Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave. , Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Hailed as Kansas City's Ambassador of Jazz, Queen Bey brings to life the legendary Bessie Smith the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s. She and a trio of musicians will perform. Learn about the life and career of Bessie Smith. The show is directed by Kevin Willmott, professor of film at The University of Kansas
Event Location: Topeka & Shawnee Co Public Library , Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Join this book group for folks in their 20s and 30s. Relive book discussions from your English classes, but with books you want to and honestly will read this time - plus food and drink (alcoholic or otherwise). Provide your own copy or pick one up at the Reference Desk, first come, first-served. This session - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Event Location: PT’s Coffee17th and Washburn, Topeka, KS 66604-1374
