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Summer at MCPL

Summer at MCPL

Summer at MCPL runs through August 24.

Let's Get Loud in the Library with Babaloo

Let's Get Loud in the Library with Babaloo

Join award-winning children's entertainer Babaloo for a high-energy show featuring beanbag bopping, beatboxing, bucket-beating, bubble-popping, and musical mayhem!

Food Literacy Fair

Food Literacy Fair

Join the Culinary Kitchens for the Food Literacy Fair!

Upcoming Programs
Chiricahua Mountains: Wildlife Oasis in the Desert (Zoom)
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 - 6:30pm
Comets: Harbingers of Doom or Life
Lee's Summit
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 - 6:30pm
The Coterie Theatre Presents: Funny Bones Intro to Improv for Teens
North Independence
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 - 6:30pm
Chiricahua Mountains: Wildlife Oasis in the Desert (Zoom)

Chiricahua Mountains: Wildlife Oasis in the Desert (Zoom)

Join photographer Joy Marzolf on an armchair travel trip to this birding hotspot. 

The Great Puzzle Race

The Great Puzzle Race

Form a group of four to six friends, and race to be the first team to complete the same 500-piece puzzle.

Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium's Animal Excavation

Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium's Animal Excavation

Join the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium to discover how amazing animals that exist right under our feet can tunnel, burrow, and thrive underground, as they impact the world around us.

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Find health information, mainstream to alternative.

Teen Health & Wellness

Teen Health and Wellness

Learn about a variety of topics important to teen health.

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

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.  

Blogs
Truman Memorial Building Community Archiving Day
Family Fun Day at the Midwest Genealogy Center
Happy Birthday Circulating Libraries!
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Hollow Bones

Hollow Bones

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Into the Blue

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The Midnight Train

The Midnight Train

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This Story Might Save your Life

This Story Might Save your Life

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Split Second

Split Second

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The French Illusion

The French Illusion

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Whistler

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Regime Change

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Hope Rises

Hope Rises

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Lady Tremaine

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Kids STEAM

Wed, Jul 22 2026
6:00pm - 7:00pm
South Independence Community Room
Registration Required
Learn while you play with STEAM games and activities at the Library. Join us for science, technology, engineering, art, and math fun. Please register participating children only.
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History

History

Find resources, blogs, and programs for history.