Play and Learn
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 11:30am
Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills.
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Storytime for Babies
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 10:50am
Join us for a fun, engaging storytime for babies. Build a foundation through one-on-one interaction with a caregiver. Recommended for babies up to 18 months old and a caregiver.
Storytime for Families
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 10:55am
Hear stories, sing songs, join in movement activities, and create memories together. Designed for children of all ages, come share the early literacy experience with the whole family.
Storytime for Families
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 10:55am
Hear stories, sing songs, join in movement activities, and create memories together. Designed for children of all ages, come share the early literacy experience with the whole family.
Storytime for Preschoolers
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 11:00am
Visit the Library for an exciting, unique storytime journey. Explore first steps toward reading readiness for you and your preschooler. Designed for preschoolers 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Storytime for Toddlers
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 10:55am
Share a fun, interactive journey with your toddler that will engage and encourage next steps into early reading. Designed for toddlers 18-36 months old and caregivers.
Storytime for Toddlers
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:30am - 10:55am
Share a fun, interactive journey with your toddler that will engage and encourage next steps into early reading. Designed for toddlers 18-36 months old and caregivers.
Storytime for Toddlers
Tue, Mar 28 2023
10:45am - 11:10am
Share a fun, interactive journey with your toddler that will engage and encourage next steps into early reading. Designed for toddlers 18-36 months old and caregivers.
Play and Learn
Tue, Mar 28 2023
11:00am - 11:30am
Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills.
Storytime for Toddlers
Tue, Mar 28 2023
11:00am - 11:25am
Share a fun, interactive journey with your toddler that will engage and encourage next steps into early reading. Designed for toddlers 18-36 months old and caregivers.
Build Your Business Plan: Week 4 - Business Plan (Zoom)
Tue, Mar 28 2023
11:30am - 1:00pm Central
Virtual Event
In this five-week activity-based workshop participants will learn how to create a business plan using Gale’s Plan Builder database.
Book Group: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Tue, Mar 28 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
We look forward to seeing you at our book group! Titles are typically available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.
Read and Feed
Tue, Mar 28 2023
3:30pm - 4:30pm
MCPL is partnering with Harvesters to provide free meals to kids 18 and under. The meals are nutritious and shelf-stable
Read and Feed
Tue, Mar 28 2023
3:30pm - 4:30pm
MCPL is partnering with Harvesters to provide free meals to kids 18 and under. The meals are nutritious and shelf-stable
Your Next Read Teen: No-Book Book Group
Tue, Mar 28 2023
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Registration Required
Engage with other teen readers and learn about MCPL book-finding resources at this relaxed book group-style program for youth.
Storytime for Families
Tue, Mar 28 2023
4:00pm - 4:25pm
Hear stories, sing songs, join in movement activities, and create memories together. Designed for children of all ages, come share the early literacy experience with the whole family.
Brick Building at the Library: Brick Challenge
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration Required
Who doesn’t love building with bits of hard plastic? Our plastic brick building time includes free builds, challenge builds, and themed builds.
Draw and Paint with Watercolor Pencils: Hummingbird in Flight
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Full (waiting list)
Learn to draw and paint with watercolor pencils. We will create a beautiful hummingbird in flight hovering above a cone flower. No previous experience with watercolor pencils needed.
Family Book Group: All From a Walnut by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:15pm
Registration Required
Family Book Groups explore stories through reading, discussions, games, and activities that bring books to life.
Ingles Para Principiantes (Zoom) Beginners English (Zoom)
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Branch
Full (waiting list)
Únase a las clases de principiantes para aprender cómo comunicarse en lugares sociales, en la escuela, su trabajo, o durante casos de emergencia con maestros de inglés con años de experiencia.
Kansas City Women of Independent Minds
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Meet women who were integral to Kansas City and Jackson County including Mme. Chouteau, Loula Long Combs, Lucile Bluford, and Mattie Rhodes. Follow local historian David W.
Kids Book Group: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Kids Book Group introduces children to the idea of reading for fun with their community. This program focuses on talking about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K.
Show Your Colors
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Yellow was the symbolic color of the national women’s suffrage movement. Suffragists encouraged supporters to “show your colors” by wearing yellow ribbons, buttons, and sashes.
Teen Games
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Play card and board games at the Library. There are options for everyone. Play as a team or get competitive one-on-one.
Teen Games
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Play card and board games at the Library. There are options for everyone. Play as a team or get competitive one-on-one.
Tween Crafts: Tie-Dye Sharpie Art
Tue, Mar 28 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Get creative at the Library! We’ll make tie-dye Sharpie art with permanent markers and isopropyl alcohol. What kind of colorful designs will you come up with?!
A Visit to the Netherlands and Belgium: Windmills, Tulips, and More (Zoom)
Tue, Mar 28 2023
7:00pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Learn about the geography and history of these low countries and explore windmills past and present, the world’s largest tulip festival, the art of Rubens and Rembrandt, and wonderful chocolate vendor
Nelly Don: A Stitch in Time
Tue, Mar 28 2023
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration Required
Nelly Don created a fashion empire in Kansas City and went on to become one of the wealthiest and most celebrated women in American business.
Ingles Para Principiantes (Zoom) Beginners English (Zoom)
Wed, Mar 29 2023
9:00am - 10:30am Central
Virtual Event
Únase a las clases de principiantes para aprender cómo comunicarse en lugares sociales, en la escuela, su trabajo, o durante casos de emergencia con maestros de inglés con años de experiencia.
Storytime for Babies
Wed, Mar 29 2023
9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a fun, engaging storytime for babies. Build a foundation through one-on-one interaction with a caregiver. Recommended for babies up to 18 months old and a caregiver.