Emily Becker
Emily Becker
Community Relations Specialist
ebecker@mymcpl.org
816.503.4187
Contact for media inquiries.
History
History
Mid-Continent Public Library is a consolidated library district and tax-supported political subdivision that serves nearly 800,000 people in the greater Kansas City metro area. The Library is governed by a 12-member Board of Trustees, which includes four representatives from each of the three counties in its district—Clay, Jackson, and Platte. For over 50 years, MCPL has been striving to provide customers with the best possible library experience.
Press Releases
MCPL Celebrates National Library Week, April 4 – 10 | March 31, 2021
Mid-Continent Public Library’s Grandview Branch to Reopen 3/19 | March 16, 2021
Mid-Continent Public Library Hosts Jackson-Clay County Spelling Bee | March 9, 2021
MCPL Launches ‘Express Service’ | February 24, 2021
MCPL Receives Grant for Bicentennial Program Series | February 18, 2021
News Coverage
Design of new Mid-Continent spaces provides home for small businesses | April 15, 2021
Food truck dream becomes reality across the Kansas City-area | March 31, 2021
Libraries resume in-branch browsing, item pick-up | February 25, 2021
Mid-Continent Public Library expands services | February 24, 2021
Surging Interest in African American Genealogy | February 18, 2021