Mid-Continent's board voted to build a new library in East Independence. The branch was promised to voters in 2016, but the board still needs to figure out how to pay for it. Voters supported a tax ...

As AI content increasingly spreads online, Erin Kennedy, the digital innovation manager at the Mid-Continent Public Library, says people should be critical of the content. While some content is ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mid-Continent Public Library announced plans Wednesday to open a third library branch in Independence in 2024. The new location, the East Independence Branch, will be built on a 5 1 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Workers across the Mid-Continent Public Library (MCPL) system announced Friday that they are forming a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Police Department is investigating a now-former Mid-Continent Public Library (MCPL) employee accused of misusing public funds. The employee was terminated from the ...

Mid-Continent Public Libraries are celebrating National Library Week. Kansas City branches are giving away free “MCPL My Place” window decals, while supplies last in honor of the occasion. Since 1958, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Mid-Continent Public Library's Food for Fines program is accepting nonperishable food items all this week at its branches. The donations will go to 34 food pantries across the ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mid-Continent Public Library’s (MCPL) biannual “Food for Fines” program will return next week. The program, which runs from Sept. 8 to Sept. 14, provides customers with the ...

JUST A FEW MINUTES. THERE IS BREAKING NEWS. THE MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY SAYS AN EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN FIRED AFTER MISUSING PUBLIC MONEY. THE LIBRARY SAYS THE CASE IS NOW WITH THE INDEPENDENCE POLICE ...

After a contentious meeting, the Mid-Continent Public Library board voted to move forward with construction of a new branch in East Independence with nine members in favor and one abstention. The ...