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Join us for the Summer Library Program from June 1 - August 24 and spend your summer with friends. All it takes is reading just 20 minutes a day!

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Summer Library Program Kick-Off: All Together Now (at Waterfall Park) - 10:00am at North Independence
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My Brother Speaks in Dreams

Join Catherine Anderson for a reading and discussion of her memoir, My Brother Speaks in Dreams.

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Children of the Promised Land

Nicodemus, Kansas, is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. Join Angela Bates, a fifth-generation descendent of the settlers, for a pictorial history.

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Genealogy Programs

These programs will help your family tree grow!

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Gardening and Horticulture

Search journal articles about gardening and horticulture.

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National Geographic Kids

Explore magazines, books, and downloadable images.

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Subscribe today and check out playlists that include classes on using various MCPL resources, how to use Microsoft products, early literacy videos, replays of select virtual programs from Facebook, and more.  

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