Home

Stories for the Season

Join us for family-friendly stories about holiday traditions.

Goal Setting Summit

Wrap up your year with purpose and start the next with clarity. 

Blogs
Woodneath Press Presents Planet Sickness
Sharing Scary Stories for Bonding Together
Lock-In 2025: X Marks the Spot
More blogs
Upcoming Programs
The Dickens Carolers
Blue Springs North
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 - 2:00pm
The Dickens Carolers
Withers
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 - 6:30pm
In Character: A D&D Roleplay Workshop
Kearney
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 - 6:00pm

Painting with Acrylics (MCPL360)

Explore the pros and cons of painting with acrylics with artist Linda Nickell. We’ll paint a simple landscape and a still life while learning how to shade with acrylic paints and how to create and use acrylic skins in our composition.

The Dickens Carolers

Get into the Christmas spirit with a performance from The Dickens Carolers.

What If Puppets Presents: Jingle Jamboree

With the help of the audience and a cast of wacky characters, Randall solves the mystery just in time for the Jamboree to begin.

Consumer Health Complete

Find health information, mainstream to alternative.

Nursing and Allied Health

Search nursing articles from 1980 to the present.

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

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.  

Expand Your Shelf

Not sure what to read next? Try our reading prompts to discover your next great read!

New Books

View all >
Cover of Dear Debbie Cover of Dear Debbie

Dear Debbie

Dear Debbie

Check it out
Cover of Remain Cover of Remain

Remain

Remain

Check it out
Cover of Buckeye Cover of Buckeye

Buckeye

Buckeye

Check it out
Cover of The Secret of Secrets Cover of The Secret of Secrets

The Secret of Secrets

The Secret of Secrets

Check it out
Cover of 107 Days Cover of 107 Days

107 Days

107 Days

Check it out
Cover of The Surrogate Mother Cover of The Surrogate Mother

The Surrogate Mother

The Surrogate Mother

Check it out
Cover of Billion-dollar Ransom Cover of Billion-dollar Ransom

Billion-dollar Ransom

Billion-dollar Ransom

Check it out
Cover of Nobody's Girl Cover of Nobody's Girl

Nobody's Girl

Nobody's Girl

Check it out
Cover of Twice Cover of Twice

Twice

Twice

Check it out
Cover of The Crossroads Cover of The Crossroads

The Crossroads

The Crossroads

Check it out
Cover of Awake Cover of Awake

Awake

Awake

Check it out
Cover of Wreck Cover of Wreck

Wreck

Wreck

Check it out
Cover of My Husband's Wife Cover of My Husband's Wife

My Husband's Wife

My Husband's Wife

Check it out
Cover of 1929 Cover of 1929

1929

1929

Check it out
Cover of The Picasso Heist Cover of The Picasso Heist

The Picasso Heist

The Picasso Heist

Check it out
Cover of Stolen in Death Cover of Stolen in Death

Stolen in Death

Stolen in Death

Check it out
Cover of Forget Me Not Cover of Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not

Check it out

View All

Play and Learn

Wed, Nov 19 2025
11:00am - 12:00pm
Grandview Community Room
Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills.
Nice to Meet You: Brittanie Propes

Nice to Meet You: Brittanie Propes

Part of the Nice to Meet You video series. Brittanie Propes is the Parks and Recreation Director for Parkville, Missouri, and a dedicated leader with a passion for her community.