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Cook Once, Serve Twice

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Registration Required

Eating meals at home is typically cheaper and healthier than eating out, but busy schedules, grocery costs, and other barriers can make meal prep and healthy eating feel overwhelming.

Copyright Basics (Zoom)

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 8:00pm Central

Story Center Event

Virtual Event

Learn the basics of copyright law, what rights copyright holders have, the exceptions to those rights, and the proper application of fair use from Chris LeBeau, a member of the faculty for the Univers

Discover Embroidery for Teens: Book Tote Bag

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Colbern Road Community Room 1

Canceled

Elevate your style when picking up your library books! We will learn the back stitch and fly stitch while creating a beautifully embroidered book design on a tote bag. All materials will be provided.

Hedy Lamarr: The Beauty and the Inventor (Zoom) (Rescheduled from 3/27/25)

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 8:00pm Central

Virtual Event

Hedy Lamarr starred in such hit films as Algiers, Lady of the Tropics, Boom Town, and Samson and Delilah.

Mad Science Presents Magnetic Attraction

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 7:00pm

North Oak Community Room

Full (waiting list)

Watch out! Children will be attracted to this interesting workshop where they learn the elementary concepts of magnetism. This program is recommended for ages 4 to 6.

Teen Advisory Group

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

North Independence Basement

Registration Required

Interested in learning more about the Library? Want to help plan teen programs for your community? Join a Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and be a voice for teens at your local branch.

Teen Games: Role-Playing Games

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Blue Springs South Meeting Room 1

Registration Required

Play tabletop role-playing games at the Library. From D&D to Fate, Starfinder to Lasers and Feelings, join us for a campaign-style gaming experience.

Your Next Read Teen: No-Book Book Group

Thu, Apr 24 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Woodneath Community Room

Registration Required

Engage with other teen readers and learn about MCPL book-finding resources at this relaxed book group-style program for youth.

Babies Who Build

Fri, Apr 25 2025

9:15am - 10:15am

Colbern Road Community Room 1 and 2

Play is a great way to develop early literacy skills for writing and imagining. Create lasting memories with your young architect as they enjoy building with different blocks.

Ask-A-Nurse Biometric Screenings (Rescheduled from 4/17/25)

Fri, Apr 25 2025

10:00am - 12:00pm

Grain Valley Community Room

Join nurses from North Kansas City Hospital for free blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose screenings. Free consultation with a nurse following results.

Early Literacy Music and Movement: Baby Bounce

Fri, Apr 25 2025

10:00am - 11:00am

Blue Springs South Community Room

Registration Required

Families of children ages birth to two years are invited to rock and roll at the Library. Get ready to wiggle, giggle, and have a fun music experience!

Play and Learn

Fri, Apr 25 2025

10:00am - 11:00am

Red Bridge Community Room

Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills.

How to Get Your Book Traditionally Published

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:00am - 11:30am

The Auditorium at Woodneath Library Center

Story Center Event

Registration Required

Learn the basics of how to get your book traditionally published with an overview of the different types of publishers with Jane Friedman.

Baby Prom

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 11:30am

East Independence Community Room

Full (waiting list)

Families of children ages birth to 2 years are invited to Baby Prom at the Library.

Beautiful Blooming Cherry Tree Painting

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 11:30am

Camden Point Programming Space

Full (waiting list)

Join teaching artist Sarah Poff and learn to paint a beautiful blooming cherry tree, like the ones in Washington D.C. Learn about the history of the trees and the country of Japan.

Beginners English-Ingles Para Principiantes (In person)

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Blue Ridge Community Room

Registration Required

Join the beginners’ classes to learn how to communicate in social places, school, your job, or during emergencies.

Creating Your Estate Plan

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 11:30am

North Oak Community Room

Registration Required

Estate planning is one of the most important things you can do to secure your future. Join financial advisor Brian Ross to learn the basics of estate planning.

Kids Create Art: Spring Crafts

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 11:15am

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

Registration Required

Hop on down to the library and create crafts to celebrate Spring! Please register participating children only.

Kids Create Art: Spring Crafts

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 11:15am

Smithville Community Room

Registration Required

Hop on down to the library and create crafts to celebrate Spring! Please register participating children only.

Operation Wildlife Presents: The Night Shift

Sat, Apr 26 2025

10:30am - 11:20am

Blue Springs North Community Room

Registration Required

Ever seen a barn owl up close? Come see it and other owls as Operation Wildlife tells us about these beautiful birds and gives us insight into their nighttime habits.

Babies Who Build

Sat, Apr 26 2025

11:00am - 12:00pm

Parkville Community Room

Play is a great way to develop early literacy skills for writing and imagining. Create lasting memories with your young architect as they enjoy building with different blocks.

Busy Bug Yoga

Sat, Apr 26 2025

11:00am - 12:00pm

Antioch Community Room 1

Full (waiting list)

Kids may be bitten by the yoga bug after taking this class. Jump like crickets, dance the Buggy Wuggy, and rest quietly in ladybug pose.

Write a Query Letter That Gets Manuscript Requests

Sat, Apr 26 2025

1:00pm - 2:30pm

The Auditorium at Woodneath Library Center

Story Center Event

Registration Required

Learn the key elements of every query letter and how to avoid problems that plague (and sabotage) queries, part of Traditional Publishing 101 with Jane Friedman.

Kids STEAM: Brick Building

Sat, Apr 26 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Red Bridge Community Room

Registration Required

Love building and creating with bricks, gears, and other interlocking parts?

Beautiful Blooming Cherry Tree Painting

Sat, Apr 26 2025

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Excelsior Springs Community Room

Full (waiting list)

Join teaching artist Sarah Poff and learn to paint a beautiful blooming cherry tree, like the ones in Washington D.C. Learn about the history of the trees and the country of Japan.

Board Game and Puzzle Swap

Sat, Apr 26 2025

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Smithville Community Room

Registration Required

Have some board games or puzzles that you’re done with? Swap gently used puzzles and games with fellow puzzling and gaming enthusiasts. This is a great way to refresh your collection.

Publishing Trends Today—And What To Watch

Sat, Apr 26 2025

3:00pm - 4:00pm

The Auditorium at Woodneath Library Center

Story Center Event

Registration Required

Even though the publishing industry is often considered slow and not as susceptible to technological change (and print just enjoyed its most robust sales in more than a decade), it’s been a transforma

StoneLion Puppets Presents: The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes

Sat, Apr 26 2025

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Lone Jack Programming Space

Registration Required

The classic fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson comes to life with a twist…or an iceberg. Time to learn, it’s not about how you look that counts but how you treat each other.

Teen Games: Role-Playing Games

Sat, Apr 26 2025

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Claycomo Community Room

Registration Required

Play tabletop role-playing games at the Library. From D&D to Fate, Starfinder to Lasers and Feelings, join us for a campaign-style gaming experience.

More Abandoned Midwest

Sat, Apr 26 2025

3:30pm - 4:45pm

Weston Programming Space

Registration Required

Join photographer Regina Daniel for deeper look into abandoned urban and rural places.

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