Coming to an MCPL Branch Near You: The Story Center’s Traveling Display

This summer, Story Center staff revamped our outreach display—a colorful, multi-piece exhibit that trave

Born in a Barn: Woodneath’s Farming Past

Did you know that the land where the

Join Us for the Storytelling Certificate Celebration

Sharing a story with others is an integral part of storytelling, and yet it takes great bravery to stand

National Novel Writing Month

Mid-Continent Public Library has participated in National Novel Writing Month (

Recapping State of Stories

Early in 2020, the staff of The Story Center and the University of Missouri Extension Commun

Story Camp for Teens: Q&A with Parker Peevyhouse

From Monday, July 26, through Wednesday, July 28,

Community Voices: Celebrating Written Storytelling

Since its inception, The Story Center’s mission has been to help people create stories, share their stor

Always a Gathering Place

On a cold and clear day in late winter 2018, I snapped this photo of the historic house on M

Publishing Month at The Story Center

Every year, The Story Center hosts a week of programs dedicated to the topic of publishing.

Connecting through Story Swap!

Change and challenge have been two key themes since the pandemic started, and here at The Story Center,

Oral History for Beginners

If you look up the definition of “oral history” in the dictionary, you will learn that it is “the collec

Welcome to the State of Stories

About this time last year, The Story Center staff began brainstorming with the staff of the