Explore the art of improvisation in a fun workshop presented by Heart of America Shakespeare Festival designed to help with creativity, awareness, and "thinking on your feet."

It’s your time to hang at the Library. Discover what we’ve planned just for you.

Learn the method and madness of writing a Hollywood-style script, and explore Celtx, a free online scriptwriting platform that can help you get started.

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future!

Whether you’re new to cosplay or already an experienced cosplayer, join us in exploring the world of dressing as your favorite characters.

When the branch shuts down, it’s time to party it up! Permission slip required. Be prepared to glow!

Learn how to paint, blend, sketch, and draw using a laptop and ArtRage software. Using ArtRage’s easy to use art tools you’ll start creating your own works of art right away.

Learn to defend yourself against attack. Tamara Shumate teaches self-defense tactics, including hit-and-run escapes and pressure points. Be proactive not reactive when it comes to personal safety.

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future! Learn some survival basics and work together to build an outdoor shelter.

Celebrate what’s happening in your world and in your community.

Come to the Library for a celebration of all things anime. From Japanese culture and manga to cosplay and anime screenings, we'll explore it all.

Get a hands-on look at how to shoot video. Discover what it takes to get that perfect shot for video and photography.

Create surrealist environments in shadowboxes using cut paper, light, and collage all while discovering the historic references of sculpture, light, and collage in contemporary art history.

Challenge yourself; challenge your friends. Bring it!

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future!

It’s your time to hang at the Library. Discover what we’ve planned just for you.

It’s your time to hang at the Library. Discover what we’ve planned just for you.

Explore your family’s history, learning techniques to help you collect and tell your story. Learn how to gather and record your genealogy through a variety of online databases and resources at MGC.

Challenge yourself; challenge your friends. Bring it! You choose what you want to play. Several Games are available, but you can bring games too.

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future!

It’s your time to hang at the Library. Discover what we’ve planned just for you.

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future! Create an out-of-this-word galaxy painting!

Challenge yourself; challenge your friends. Bring it!

Read it. Love it. Share it. Experience a book like never before. Pre-teens and teens come on a Wednesday evening to write your hearts away. Doesn't really matter what kind of style.

Discover what it takes to get that perfect shot for video and photography. See some of the most iconic shots in cinema history and get a chance to sit behind a camera and make your own history.

Challenge yourself; challenge your friends. Bring it! Airplane throwing contest! And you can make your own snack with us!

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future! Make a scene! Learn to write scenes that'll keep your readers up all night!

Are you a teen who likes to write? Join our teen writing group where you can meet with other writing enthusiasts to share your work and get peer feedback.

Kansas City rapper "They Call Me Sauce" will bring his signature banging beats, amazing lyrics, mesmerizing hooks, and positive message to this live performance at the Library.

Explore, Create, Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future! Create a creature from another universe. Bring your not-so-favorite stuffed animals. We provide the scissors and needle.