Feel Like a "Dummy"? We Have a Book for That!

There are many new things out there that we would all like to try, but then phrases of doubt like “It’s

You Never Know What’s on Your Library’s Shelves…

I’ve spent much of my life, off and on, in libraries.

Royalty and Long-Lost Relatives: What’s Your Family Story?

National Genealogy Day occurs each year on the second Saturday in March, which this year falls on March 10.

Find Your Ancestor’s Address & So Much More

Everyone wants to find that clue that can help to break a genealogy brick wall wide open.

What the Wakanda Is Afrofuturism?

There is a new king of the box office, and his name is Black Panther.

Change Is Hard. Progress Is Good!

Change is hard. It just is!

No Small Potatoes

Potato chips, French fries, and loaded baked potatoes are just some of the ways I love to eat potatoes.

Book Review: Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.

“…[W]hen you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of ‘nobodiness’—then you will understand why we f

Music Greats Remembered at the Grammys

This weekend, the music industry gathers at the Grammy Awards to recognize the best songs, records, albums, and performanc

Let It Go, Let It Go! You Don’t Need All that Clutter Anyway!

Are you tired of having too much stuff and not enough room to put it away?

Worth Its Weight in Gold

A few weeks ago, I was serving customers at the circulation desk in the Excelsior Springs Branch when a customer approache

Mapping Your Family History

Join the Midwest Genealogy Center on Saturday, March 24, for the 2018 Spring Seminar: Mapping Your Family History, featuri