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Wichitalks 2025

Breaking Barriers

2025-04-18 19:00:00 2025-04-18 20:30:00 America/Chicago Wichitalks 2025 Wichitalks is an eclectic and insightful event series featuring lightning-fast, 5-minute talks. We bring together passionate individuals and an active audience for an evening of diverse presentations. Advanced Learning Library - Conference Center

Friday, April 18
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-18 19:00:00 2025-04-18 20:30:00 America/Chicago Wichitalks 2025 Wichitalks is an eclectic and insightful event series featuring lightning-fast, 5-minute talks. We bring together passionate individuals and an active audience for an evening of diverse presentations. Advanced Learning Library - Conference Center

Advanced Learning Library

Conference Center

Wichitalks is an eclectic and insightful event series featuring lightning-fast, 5-minute talks. We bring together passionate individuals and an active audience for an evening of diverse presentations.

KMUW and The Wichita Public Library are partnering to present a special edition of Wichitalks as part of the 2025 NEA Big Read: Wichita at 7 pm on Friday, April 18th at the Advanced Learning Library.

Wichitalks is an eclectic and insightful event series featuring lightning-fast, 5-minute talks with 20 slides auto-advancing every 15 seconds. We bring together passionate individuals and an active audience for an evening of diverse presentations.

For the latest special NEA Big Read Edition of Wichitalks, we invite presentations on the theme of breaking barriers. This year's NEA Big Read selection is Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig.

We don't always notice it, but the world can often pose significant challenges if you don't fit societal norms or cultural expectations. Maybe it's a disability, as it is with the author of this year's book. Or maybe it's how you look, how you talk, your cultural heritage, a neurodivergence, or something else. While these differences don't always define us, they can significantly affect how we make our way in the world. How have your differences shaped your own identity and how others see you? How have they shaped your lived experience in the world, and how have you broken through barriers so that you can live fully and authentically? Can you make us laugh? Can you make us cry? Can you inspire us?

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Community Engagement | Big Read | Adult |

Advanced Learning Library

Phone: (316) 261-8500

Hours

Today's hours

Closed

We're closed Sunday April 20 due to Board-designated Sunday closing
Mon, Apr 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Apr 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Apr 18 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 20 Closed
(Board-designated Sunday closing)

About the branch

The Advanced Learning Library, located centrally in the historic Delano neighborhood, has many specialty services and collections including the AV Studio, local history and genealogy collections, and Friends of the Library used bookstore.

Upcoming Events

Tue, Apr 22, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Keeney Stevens Board Room

Tue, Apr 22, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Tue, Apr 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room AB

Tue, Apr 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room
This event is full

Wed, Apr 23, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Center

Wed, Apr 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Evergy Technology Training Center

Thu, Apr 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Thu, Apr 24, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Thu, Apr 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room AB

Sat, Apr 26, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Keeney Stevens Board Room

Sat, Apr 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Conference Room A

Sat, Apr 26, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room
This event is full

Mon, Apr 28, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Tue, Apr 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Wed, Apr 30, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Thu, May 01, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Thu, May 01, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Keeney Stevens Board Room

Fri, May 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Center

Sat, May 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Sat, May 03, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Evergy Technology Training Center

Sat, May 03, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Conference Center

Tue, May 06, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Tue, May 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Allison Dondlinger Children's Gallery AND Reading Theatre

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Conference Room AB

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Keeney Stevens Board Room

Thu, May 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Fri, May 09, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Fri, May 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room
This event is full

Sat, May 10, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Mon, May 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Keeney Stevens Board Room

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Wed, May 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Conference Center

Wed, May 14, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Wed, May 14, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Thu, May 15, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Thu, May 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room

Sat, May 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Evergy Technology Training Center

Sat, May 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Conference Room AB

Tue, May 20, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Keeney Stevens Board Room

Tue, May 20, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rolland Eakins TEC-Novation Room