Veterans in Film

On Saturday, September 28, Mid-Continent Public Library will host its annual

Double Dating Like a Genealogist

You could ask someone out on a date and bring another couple to a program at the Midwest Gen

Veterans Salute Honors Military, Celebrates New Community Hall

Mid-Continent Public Library will host its

Get Tailgate Ready at the Library

Fall is a wonderful time of year.

Downton Abbey, We’ve Been Expecting You

Set in the post-Edwardian era, Downton Abbey is a British period drama that follows the lives o

MCPL Opens New Red Bridge Branch in South KC

Mid-Continent Public Library is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of its new Red Bridge Bra

“Janey Mack!” New Online Irish Records

If you are like most of us who do genealogy, you get pretty excited (hence the Irish exclama

Publishing at The Story Center

As many authors know, writing a book is only half the battle.

MCPL’s Food for Fines Is Back!

Mid-Continent Public Library’s biannual Food for Fines program is back!

The Trial of Old Drum: A Tale of Missouri History

Everyone knows the saying that a dog is “man’s best friend”—even if the cat people of the world don’t ne

My Ancestor Died of What?!

“What was the ‘white plague’?” you may wonder to yourself while looking at an ancestor’s dea

Midwest Genealogy Center Hosts Special Preview of Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’

Kansas City PBS and Mid-Continent Public Library, with support from KFKF, will host a special scre