Home Improvement

This collection of more than 200 home improvement-focused titles covers such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more. It will meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike. Although the majority of the content in this database is available through the Academic OneFile and/or General OneFile databases, there is some original subject-specific content as well.

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Kids Create Art

Tue, Jul 28 2026

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Smithville Community Room

Full (waiting list)

Craft and create at the Library. We provide the supplies; you supply the imagination. Please register participating children only.

Craft Lab

Sat, Aug 15 2026

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Withers Community Room

Registration Required

Wish you had a place to continue working on your creation from a past program or even one you’ve started at home? Join fellow creatives at the Library! Bring your project and any special supplies.

Teens Create Art

Mon, Aug 10 2026

6:00pm - 7:00pm

South Independence Community Room

Registration Required

Let’s create! The Library will have the supplies; you just have to bring the ideas. Learn a new skill and make something new. Registration required. Space limited.

Craft Lab

Tue, Aug 4 2026

10:00am - 11:30am

Camden Point Programming Space

Registration Required

Wish you had a place to continue working on your creation from a past program or even one you’ve started at home? Join fellow creatives at the Library! Bring your project and any special supplies.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-asauros

Sat, Aug 1 2026

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lone Jack Programming Space

Registration Required

Grab reusable items from the recycle bin to make cardboard dinos. Learn to print scales with used bubble wrap and cut paper tubes into stands. All materials will be provided.

Mobile Device and Remote Printing

Print items from your mobile device or home computer at select MCPL locations.

Abstract Fabric Landscape with Slow Stitch Embroidery

Mon, Aug 3 2026

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Colbern Road Community Room 2

Full (waiting list)

Would you like to learn basic hand-sewing skills? Join instructor Lorrie Boydston to create a small abstract collage using fabric scraps.

Teens Create Art

Tue, Aug 4 2026

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Grandview Community Room

Registration Required

Let’s create! The Library will have the supplies; you just have to bring the ideas. Learn a new skill and make something new. Registration required. Space limited.

Craft Lab

Wed, Jul 29 2026

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Excelsior Springs Community Room

Registration Required

Wish you had a place to continue working on your creation from a past program or even one you’ve started at home? Join fellow creatives at the Library! Bring your project and any special supplies.

Plant Swap

Tue, Jul 21 2026

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Grandview Community Room

Registration Required

Join the Library in building our garden community by connecting with other gardeners and plant lovers!

Teens Create Art

Sat, Aug 15 2026

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Green Hills Community Room 1

Registration Required

Let’s create! The Library will have the supplies; you just have to bring the ideas. Learn a new skill and make something new. Registration required. Space limited.

Mixed Media Art: Part 1

Hello art lovers! A while back I chronicled my journey with a course on watercolor painting.

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