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Photo courtesy of Lawrence Public LibraryAs the Lawrence Public Library prepares for its grand re-opening July 26th, we'll get a sneak peek at the new building, talk to library director Brad Allen, and find out how the library will be celebrating that day. We'll also talk to Dr. Wes Crenshaw about his new book, I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not: Successful Living with ADD and ADHD.

Next time on KPR Presents, "Kansas Food: What We Eat and Who Produces It?" It's a panel discussion on sustainable agriculture, featuring Barbara LeClair of the Kansas Health Institute, Professor Rhonda Janke of Kansas State University, Professor Don Stull of the University of Kansas, and Paul Johnson of the Kansas Rural Center, sponsored by the KU Environmental Law Society. You can find the longer forms of each of these individual presentations by clicking below on "Kansas Food: What's for Dinner, Part 2."

On this edition of Conversations, Nick Braccia talks with host Dan Skinner about his book, “Off the Back of a Truck: Unofficial Contraband for the…

Here you can find the longer form of the presentations made at the "Kansas Food" panel, sponsored by the University of Kansas Environmental Law Society. Featured panelists include Barbara LeClair of the Kansas Health Institute, Rhonda Janke of Kansas State University, Don Stull of the University of Kansas, and Paul Johnson of the Kansas Rural Center.

(Image courtesy of Ken Burns) Of all the occupants of the White House, few have fascinated Americans more than the Roosevelts: Teddy, Franklin, and Eleanor. Next time on KPR Presents, Kaye McIntyre talks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his new 7-part documentary, "The Roosevelts," which airs on public television stations across the country beginning Sunday. We'll also hear about Edith (Mrs. Theodore) Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and all the First Ladies in between, from presidential historian Richard Norton Smith. Smith, who served as the first permanent director of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, spoke on "First Ladies: Personal Sacrifice, Privileged Post" as part of the 2014 Dole Presidential Lecture Series.

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On this week's Film Music Friday we spotlight composer Miklos Rozsa. In his nearly 50 year career he wrote music for epic adventures, film noir,…

July 24, 2010 (rebroadcast)Music that is shaken, not stirred. This KPR-produced program features swingin' bachelor pad music from the 1950s and 60s, hosted by Darrell Brogdon.