Mid-Content Public Library
  • Skip to Content
  • Skip to Navigation
  • Skip to Section Navigation
  • Return to Homepage
  • View My Library Account
  • Sign in to MyMCPL (optional)
Enter your search term here
  • Search the or search this ?

Main Navigation

  • Books, Movies, Music
  • Events
  • Kids
  • Locations
  • Catalog
  • Genealogy
  • Teens
  • About Us
  • Online Resources

You are here:

  1. Home
  2. Blogs

Blogs

 

Finding Aids Find Their Way to MGC’s Archives!

The Midwest Genealogy Center recently created a new Archival Collections page. This webpage has a wealth of new resources for genealogy researchers to access and use. One of these resources is finding Aids to MGC’s Archival Collections. What are finding aids, you may be asking? Finding aids are the library catalog equivalent in the archival world. These tools help researchers understand the scope of an archival collection as well as exactly what types of information are contained in each collection. 

Read more

Escape into Summer

Are you ready to put your toes in the sand and a book in your hand? Then MCPL is the place to come for all kinds of good reads to get you in that summer mood. If there's no beach around, that's not a problem. A good book has the power to create the experience.

These titles just make you want to take your shoes off and lounge in the sun while sipping on iced cold lemonade.

Read more

Contrasting Novel Quality

Let’s face it: not all books live up to our expectations. This disappoints us as readers, but at the same time, it allows for a subtle benefit as well. By reading disappointing books, our expectations lower, priming us for success in the next novel that we read.

Read more

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Friends from childhood know a lifetime of history with you. That idea came through loud and clear while watching two DVDs, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants I and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II.

Read more

I Found My Childhood Doll at a Flea Market

When I was a young girl, my sister and I were given matching dolls that my parents bought at the local small town grocery store. My doll was named Linda, and my sister's was Jeri.

Read more

When It Is Summer in Missouri...

When it’s almost summer in Missouri…it’s time to plan a road trip! And what better destination than the Midwest Genealogy Center? By previous arrangement, two bus tours contacted us for dates in April to visit. One bus tour was a genealogical society located in the central part of Kansas. This group has been here several times before, so they know the riches of our resources and collection. They came for three days. Side trips to the National Archives in Kansas City are usually arranged for them also.

Read more

National Ice Cream Day Is Coming Up!

Read more

The College Perspective: Why I Love the Library

When university life is brought to mind, I imagine many people think of big lecture halls, dorm food, and hanging out with friends until the wee hours of the morning. While I assure you, this is still alive and well, there’s also something that weighs heavily on my mind, as well as most other students I know: money. Many students are financially supported by their parents, but an equal or greater amount of students must bear the burden of debt single-handedly. The dorm rooms, meal plans, and school sweatshirts are all essentials, but they don’t come cheap.
 

Read more

We Have the Technology...Do You Want to Learn About It?

Are you a newbie to computers? If so, the Blue Ridge Branch offers a program to help you get familiar with technology. Join us as we learn the basics of Windows computing, basic email, and Internet skills in Basic Computer Skills, a program we offer every second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. This month will meet on June 11th at 7:00 p.m., so come on out. 

Read more

MCPL Contributes to a Delightful World's Fair

Every Spring, the students in the 5th & 6th grade combined class at Blue Ridge Christian School (BRCS) put together a written and visual display highlighting the history, customs, culture, government, and uniqueness of a country of their choosing. Their research culminates in a "World’s Fair" that is visited by every student in the school (preschool – senior).

Read more
  • «
  • ‹
  • …
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • ›
  • »

Branch Blogs

Sectional Navigation

  • Antioch
  • Blue Ridge
  • Blue Springs North
  • Blue Springs South
  • Boardwalk
  • Buckner
  • Camden Point
  • Claycomo
  • Colbern Road
  • Dearborn
  • Edgerton
  • Excelsior Springs
  • Grain Valley
  • Grandview
  • Kearney
  • Lee's Summit
  • Liberty
  • Lone Jack
  • Midwest Genealogy Center
  • North Independence
  • North Oak
  • Oak Grove
  • Parkville
  • Platte City
  • Raytown
  • Red Bridge
  • Riverside
  • Smithville
  • South Independence
  • Weston

Related Information

  • All Blogs
  • Front Page Blog
  • RSS Feeds
  • Teens Blog
Special Event
Special Event
Get Reading Suggestions

Popular Links

Services
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Library-By-Mail (Homebound)
  • Teacher Assistance
  • School Visits
  • Daycare Visits
  • Voter Registration
Blogs
  • All
  • Front Page
  • Teens
  • Genealogy
  • RSS Feeds
Help/FAQs
  • Locations and Hours
  • Get a Card
  • Help With My Account
  • Ask a Librarian
  • En Español
  • Genealogy Research Requests
  • Wi-Fi Access
  • Contact Us
Stay Connected
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • Flickr

Customer Survey


Sharing Tools
Share Pinterest

© 1995-2013 Mid-Continent Public Library. All rights reserved.