Kansas Day 2023

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Members of the community are invited to attend The Wizard Behind Oz in celebration of Kansas Day. This free program, co-sponsored by Lyons Public Library and the Rice County Historical Society, is made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Chris Glasgow explores the unique appeal of this first truly American fairy tale, and its legacy on our culture from speech, to music, to media. This presentation pulls back the curtain on Baum’s crowning achievement.

Join us Thursday January 26, 2023 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lyons Public Library.

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A young man’s life is turned upside down after he is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi – a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey.

(Rated PG-13  1 hour 54 minutes)

Tuesday January 17 7:00 PM

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When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it. As Christmas approaches, the three struggle to come to terms with each other, their painful memories and the process of putting their unhappiness behind them.

(Not Rated 1 hour 31 minutes)

Tuesday December 13 7:00 PM