The Kansas City Public Library will host a unique traveling exhibition spotlighting the environmental and societal challenges of climate change in celebration of Earth Day later this month.
The Bus-eum, a retrofitted school bus turned museum operated by German and American university students and other volunteers, stops Tuesday and Wednesday, April 11 and 12, at the Library’s Southeast and Trails West branches. The exhibition, Heartland’s Future: How Might We Live Together on a Changing Planet?, is designed to educate visitors about climate change with information on regional history, discussions, films, presentations, and publications.
Among the focuses are the importance of agriculture in the Midwest and our changing view on food, new modes of working on a changing planet, the problems and potential of sustainable energy, and how social justice informs our approach to fighting climate change.
Bus-em Schedule
Tuesday, April 11
Southeast Branch | 6242 Swope Pkwy.
2-6 p.m. Tours available
3 p.m. Presentation on the 1918 flu pandemic
4 p.m. Student-led discussion on climate change
Wednesday, April 12
Trails West Branch | 11401 E. 23rd St., Independence
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tours available
Noon Presentation on the 1918 flu pandemic
1 p.m. Student-led discussion on climate change
Learn more about the tour and exchange at www.heartlandsfuture.com
