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  • Columbia Historic Preservation

    “Historic Preservation in Columbia” Lunch & Learn Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Columbia Public Library – Friends Room Guest Speaker Pat Fowler Columbia Historic Preservation Commission    Pat will speak on the work of the Commission and the city-wide Preservation Plan that is under development. Part of the Commission’s mission is…

  • Bonded Justice

    “Bonded Justice, Race, Class, Gender and Suffrage” Tuesday, October 29, 2019  7:00 p.m. (refreshments at 6:30 p.m.) Columbia Public Library – Friends Room Guest Speaker Professor April Langley Chair of Black Studies and Associate Professor of English at the University of Missouri.   This program will focus on the role of Black women in the…

  • Spotlight on the 2020 Census

    The Census – Past and Present: Information and Issues Lunch & Learn Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:00 noon Columbia Public Library Guest speakers  Bill Elder and John Blodgett Formerly from the Office of Social, Economic and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) at the University of Missouri for the Missouri State Census Data Center. The U. S.…

  • Women Judges: Women’s Role in Justice

     “Women Judges: Women’s Role in Justice” The Fifth Holly Burgess Public Policy Forum Celebrating National Constitution Day Monday, September 30, 2019 7:00 p.m. (refreshments at 6:30 p.m.)  Columbia Public Library, Friends Room Panel Judge Ann Covington Judge Ellen Roper Judge Christine Carpenter Judge Casey Clevenger Moderator: David Lile, KFRU Event sponsors: American Association of University…

  • “Income Inequality”

    Poverty & Inequality in Columbia and Boone County “Lunch & Learn” Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:00 Noon Columbia Public Library Guest Speaker: Steve Hollis Human Services Manager Columbia/Boone County Dept. of Public Health & Human Services This program will offer a local perspective on economic issues of poverty and relates to this year’s One Read…