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10 Generative AI Prompts Every Genealogist Needs to Know (Zoom)

Monday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m.

The “prompt” is perhaps the most important aspect of generative artificial intelligence (AI). We will identify how to formulate (and reformulate) AI prompts and look at 10 example prompts that can save us significant time and effort. This program will be held virtually using Zoom.

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Online Resources for AAPI Appreciation Month
AI Is Everywhere, But What Does This Mean?
Englewood Theater Community Archiving Day
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Growing Terrific Tomatoes (Zoom)
Tue, Apr 29, 2025 - 6:30pm
Flavors of Greece (Zoom)
Thu, May 1, 2025 - 7:00pm
There’s No Place Like Home
Platte City
Sat, May 3, 2025 - 1:00pm

Dino O'Dell's Out of This World: Music and Stories from Outer Space

Join Dino O’Dell for a musical storytelling adventure that’s so amazing it can only fit in outer space.

Engineered Irony: Octave Chanute's Kansas City Bridge

Join historian David W. Jackson as he examines the engineering marvel that transformed frontier Kansas City into the metropolis of today and recounts the fanfare that led up to the Hannibal Bridge's dedication on July 3, 1869.

Growing Terrific Tomatoes (Zoom)

In the program, Mark Lyons, an experienced garden consultant, will show you how to successfully grow this juicy, mouth-watering garden fruit in your own backyard or container garden.    

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TumbleMath

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