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Lawrence Public Library - Kansas

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Organization Type: Public Libraries & Local Governments

Organization URL: https://lplks.org/   

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Lawrence Public Library (LPL for short) is a community learning hub that believes in sharing knowledge and resources. We empower our community to imagine more together to grow a world we can all believe in by learning, connecting, creating, and growing with a passionate staff and vast collections, resources, services, and programs.

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Title: Bill Hatke | The Life, Writings and Legend of Our Friend Bill

URL: https://billhatke.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: A chronicle of the life of Bill Hatke, long-time Lawrence resident who died in 2007. Hatke had three degrees from the University of Kansas, lived on the 1100 block of New York Street, and gradually gave up many modern conveniences, including electricity, indoor plumbing, and phones.

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Subject:   Lawrence (Kan.) Gardeners. Urban farming

Title: Brook Creek Neighborhood Association

URL: https://brookcreeklawrence.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: The Brook Creek Neighborhood extends from the Burroughs Trail to the edge of town to east and 11th street to 19th street in Lawrence, KS. Their neighborhood association website includes information on events in the neighborhood, meeting minutes and bylaws, and the history of the neighborhood.

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Subject:   Neighborhood associations. Lawrence (Kan.).

Title: Community Mercantile Archives

URL: https://mercarchives.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: A collaborative project of Community Mercantile member-owners. Contains historical information on the founding of the Community Mercantile, its relocations over time, and portraits of its owner-members and staff.

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Subject:   Cooperative stores. Lawrence (Kan.).

Title: HEEEPS

URL: http://heeeps.com/

Collection: Community

Description: HEEEPS serves as an archive of local skate videos from the VHS era, as well as more recent videos and articles that are related to the Lawrence/Kansas City area skate scene.

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Subject:   Skateboarding Lawrence (Kan.) Video art.

Title: Kaw Valley Seeds Project

URL: https://kawvalleyseedsproject.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: A visual archive of the Kaw Valley Seed Fair's early years. The site includes photos from poster coloring events, the fair itself, and associated seed exchanges.

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Subject:   Seeds--Harvesting. Seeds--Identification. Douglas County (Kan.)

Title: Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods – Neighborhoods working together!

URL: https://lawrenceneighborhoods.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: The Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods (LAN) exists to support and enhance the viability and effectiveness of Lawrence neighborhood associations and the Urban Growth Area. It aims to provide opportunities for networking among neighborhoods for the sharing of resources, information, and expertise; to encourage and assist in the development of new neighborhood associations within the City of Lawrence boundaries and the Urban Growth Area; to encourage the cooperation of neighborhoods with similar concerns in order to facilitate the achievement of their common goals; to identify more efficient ways to evaluate the effects of city government policies, services, and programs on neighborhoods; and to encourage accurate and timely feedback to city officials on neighborhood concerns and issues regarding city policies, services, and programs.

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Subject:   Neighborhood associations. Lawrence (Kan.).

Title: Lawrence Modern

URL: https://lawrencemodern.com/about/

Collection: Arts and Culture

Description: The website of Lawrence Modern, an organization which aims to raise awareness of midcentury and modern architecture in Lawrence (Kan.) and ensure its preservation for future generations. The website includes biographical information about the area's prominent architects and builders in the twentieth century, a related timeline, descriptions and photographic tours of thirteen midcentury Lawrence homes, photographs and information about past events, and a description of the organization's preservation efforts.

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Subject:   Architecture, Modern. Midcentury modern (Architecture). Lawrence (Kan.).

Title: Lawrence, Kansas Juneteenth

URL: https://lawrenceksjuneteenth.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: The website of the Lawrence, Kansas Juneteenth Organization, which organizes an annual gathering to celebrate Juneteenth and an essay contest to recognize young writesr.

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Subject:   Juneteenth. Lawrence (Kan.)

Title: Milton Scott for City Commission

URL: http://miltonscott.com/

Collection: Local Government

Description: The campaign website of Milton Scott, a candidate for City Commission in the 2021 Lawrence (Kan.) election. The website includes information about the candidate, issue statements, posts from the candidate, and information about contacting and contributing to the campaign.

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Subject:   Local elections. Lawrence (Kan.) Municipal government.

Title: Old West Lawrence Association

URL: https://oldwestlawrence.net/

Collection: Community

Description: The Old West Lawrence Association is a neighborhood association in Lawrence, Kansas. The boundaries of Old West Lawrence are 6th and 9th Streets on the north and south, the 600 block of Missouri St. and the 700 and 800 blocks of Arkansas St. on the west, and the alley east of Kentucky St. on the east.

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Subject:   Neighborhood associations. Lawrence (Kan.).

Title: Public Art, Intentional, Unintentional, & Between

URL: https://publicartlawrencekansas.wordpress.com/

Collection: Community

Description: A website featuring photographs of outdoor art in Lawrence (Kan.).

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Subject:   Lawrence (Kan.). Art, municipal. Street art. Graffiti. Mural painting and decoration.

Title: Sara Taliaferro for Douglas County Commission, District 2

URL: https://sarafordouglascountykansas.com/

Collection: Local Government

Description: The campaign website of Sara Taliaferro, candidate for Douglas County Commissioner (District 2). Includes biographical information, testimonies, policy platforms, information on contributing to the campaign, contact information, election dates, and resources.

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Subject:   Local elections. Douglas County (Kan.). County government.

Title: Sellers for Lawrence City Commission

URL: https://sellers4lawrence.org/

Collection: Local Government

Description: The campaign website of Amber Sellers, a candidate for City Commission in the 2021 Lawrence (Kan.) election. The website includes information about Sellers, her platform, a newsroom, and information about contacting and contributing to the campaign.

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Subject:   Local elections. Lawrence (Kan.) Municipal government.

Title: Sounds of East Lawrence

URL: https://soundsofeastlawrence.com/

Collection: Community

Description: The website of Sounds of East Lawrence, a sound-gathering project undertaken as part of the Rebuilding East Ninth series of community art projects. Found sounds, ambient recordings, and oral histories feature in the collection.

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Subject:   Field recordings--Kansas. Oral history--Kansas. Lawrence (Kan.).

Title: St. John's Mexican Fiesta

URL: http://stjohnsfiesta.com/

Collection: Community

Description: St. John's Fiesta is a celebration of Mexican American culture in Lawrence, Kan., which provides funding for a Spanish language program at St. John's School and a scholarship fund for post secondary education to Mexican youth in Lawrence.

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Subject:   Hispanic heritage Scholarships Lawrence (Kan.)

Title: Tenants To Homeowners – The Lawrence Community Housing Trust

URL: http://tenants-to-homeowners.org/

Collection: Community

Description: Tenants to Homeowners is a Lawrence-based affordable housing nonprofit that provides homebuyer education workshops, maintenance workshops, post-purchase counseling, and foreclosure prevention advocacy. Since 1992, Tenants to Homeowners has helped 350 families become homeowners, and the organization has a 0% foreclosure rate since the adoption of the Housing Trust in 2005.

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Subject:   Affordable housing Lawrence (Kan.) Housing trusts

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