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Jun1Event Meet Bernie the Royal Blue Tang ImageJun 1 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMMeet Bernie the Royal Blue Tang Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Movies and Music 120Jun1Event Dinosaur Revolution: Live Large ImageJun 1 | 9:00AM - 9:00PMDinosaur Revolution: Live LargeTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Alice C. Sabatini GalleryJun1Event Documenting Kansas African American History Project ImageJun 1 | 5:30PM - 7:00PMDocumenting Kansas African American History ProjectTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Menninger Room 206Jun1Event New to Medicare ImageJun 1 | 6:00PM - 7:00PMNew to MedicareTopeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Perkins Room 201
 
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