Lone Jack Branch Reopens, Rededication Ceremony on March 8

Mid-Continent Public Library is pleased to announce the completion of renovations at its

Destination Story Center

“Traveling―it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

Become a Reading Booster!

Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘

The Cherokee Freedmen: Slaves of the Tribe

If you have African American ancestors in your family tree, you may struggle to find genealo

The Business of Food Trucks

When you bite into a sizzling street taco that you bought at a Kansas City food

ESL at MCPL

I want to tell you a funny story.

A Valentine’s Gift from MCPL to You!

Romance is in the air, and that makes it all the more exciting that Romance GenreCon 2019 will be here b

News Streams on the Screen

As an avid streaming media user, I never have a shortage of things to watch.

Match Made in Prison?

I became curious when I discovered that one of my ancestors was married in Fleet Prison.

Library and Harvesters Combat Winter Hunger

Today marks the first day of Mid-Continent Public Libra

Tracy Tries: The First Recipe from Tex Mex Cooking 101

Hello and welcome back to another

Pen Names and Why I Love these Authors

Everyone knows J. K.