Library - Literature Across Kansas

This virtual presentation is brought to us by a grant provided by The Kansas Humanities Council.  Due to technical difficulties, we are rescheduling this program. We hope to see you on Tuesday, June 1st at 7pm on zoom! Register by clicking here.

We will examine some of the writers who have shaped how we feel about Kansas and how others see us. From Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie and L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz to Langston Hughes poetry and Truman Capote’s portrayal of Kansas in his book In Cold Blood, we’ll look at the descriptions of Kansas — its culture and its residents —and see if, as people of Kansas, we agree with how we have been portrayed throughout the literary world. Beccy Tanner will present this program and currently teaches Kansas history classes at Wichita State University and works as a freelance writer.