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Busy Bug Yoga

Riverside

Tue, Mar 25, 2025 - 11:00am

Learning to Paint with Watercolor

Kearney

Tue, Mar 25, 2025 - 1:30pm

Book Group: Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

Excelsior Springs

Tue, Mar 25, 2025 - 2:00pm

The Coterie Theatre Presents: Introduction to Acting with Reader's Theatre

Join a professional teaching artist from the Coterie Theatre for a reader’s theatre workshop, ending in the performance of a traditional folktale.

More Abandoned Midwest

Join photographer Regina Daniel for a deeper look into abandoned urban and rural places.

Beyond Hot Cross Buns (Zoom)

Learn how to make a braided loaf, a ham and cheese lattice loaf, and Austrian Povitica.

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School Age Storytime

Thu, May 29 2025

2:00pm - 2:45pm

Colbern Road Storytime Room

Registration Required

Join the Library for a School Age Storytime. We will read a book or two, and then explore a STEAM-related activity. Geared for ages 5 and up. Please register participating children only.

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Missouri Mushrooms

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Blue Ridge Community Room

Registration Required

Missouri is famous for its wild mushrooms. Discover when and where to safely hunt for the most common types of mushrooms, including morels, with a Clay County naturalist.

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In-Branch Coffee Shops

Enjoy a drink or snack during your visit to the Library.

Missouri's "Little Dixie"

Learn more about the Little Dixie area of Missouri and its relation to Woodneath.

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MCPL Presents: Lisa Unger

The Coterie Theatre Presents: Introduction to Acting with Reader's Theatre

More Abandoned Midwest

Beyond Hot Cross Buns (Zoom)

Peterson’s Test and Career Prep

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

OverDrive Digital Downloads

School Age Storytime

Missouri Mushrooms

In-Branch Coffee Shops

Missouri's "Little Dixie"

New Books

Hidden Nature

Hidden Nature

Nightshade

Nightshade

Battle Mountain

Battle Mountain

We All Live Here

We All Live Here

Three Days in June

Three Days in June

Don't Let Him in

Don't Let Him in

Broken Country

Broken Country

Beautiful Ugly

Beautiful Ugly

Onyx Storm

Onyx Storm

The Crash

The Crash

Sunrise on the Reaping

Sunrise on the Reaping

Beach Vibes

Beach Vibes

Great Big Beautiful Life

Great Big Beautiful Life

The Let Them Theory

The Let Them Theory

Strangers in Time

Strangers in Time

The Summer Guests

The Summer Guests

Far From Home

Far From Home

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