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Mid-Continent Public Library announces plans for new East Independence Branch

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 ...
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Mid-Continent library plans culinary center in KC for cooking demos, classes

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Mid-Continent Public Library is dishing up ...
Kansas City Star

Voters told Mid-Continent to build new libraries. Now trustees might break that trust

First, conservative members of the board started challenging books about minorities. Will they also put the brakes on new facilities in east Independence and Riverside? Facebook/Mid-Continent Public ...
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Mid-Continent Public Library’s ‘Food for Fines’ program kicks off next week

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 ...
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Mid-Continent Public Libraries giving out free window decals for National Library Week

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, ...
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Mid Continent Public Library director Steve Potter to retire after 34 years

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After 34 years with the Mid Continent Public Library, and 11 of those as the director, Steve Potter submitted his letter of resignation. Potter recently submitted the letter to MCPL ...
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Mid-Continent Public Library hires new director from Cleveland Public Library

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Kansas City Star

Mid-Continent Public Library headed for shutdown? There’s less than 30 days to decide

Libraries are the only way many people in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties can use the internet, in addition to countless other vital services. Facebook/Mid-Continent Public Library The Mid-Continent ...
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Mid-Continent Public Library faces $1.3 million in budget cuts

CUTS. MICHELLE SEALE BROUGHT HER 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LILY TO THE LIBRARY, WHICH THEY ROUTINELY VISIT. MICHELLE ONCE WORKED IN A SCHOOL LIBRARY AND LOST HER JOB DUE TO BUDGET CUTS WITH CUT SPENDING ...
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Mid-Continent Public Library’s $113 Million Upgrade Underway

The Mid-Continent Public Library system was designed at a time when a gallon of gas cost less than 90 cents, the Beatles disbanded and the Vietnam War ended. MCPL Director Steve Potter described the ...
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Mid-Continent library hosts HR workshop for entrepreneurs

The Mid-Continent Public Library has teamed up with Adrienne Haynes to give entrepreneurs a better grasp on managing human resources. The Mid-Continent Public Library has teamed up with Adrienne ...
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Voters told Mid-Continent to build new libraries. Now trustees might break that trust

Breaking promises to voters is seldom a good idea. But that looks like what will happen if the Mid-Continent Public Library’s board of trustees delays accepting a time-limited $6.5 million price tag ...