Mid-Continent Public Library

Find cookbooks in the collection: https://bit.ly/3qULg7k

This year, Hanukkah began the evening of Thursday, December 10.

The temporary new schedule allows Library staff to work in smaller, alternating shifts, mitigating exposure to one another and ultimately decreasing the risk of branch closures.

Come satisfy your curiosity about the popular social media site, Twitter! This virtual class will cover the Twitter website. Join us on December 16 at 1:00 p.m. on our MCPL360 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mcpl360

Explore an exciting online encyclopedia for research or fun with your Library card! https://bit.ly/329ty53

The 2020 Storytelling Celebration will feature two concerts on MCPL’s MCPL360 Facebook page on Sat., Nov. 7, at 11:15 a.m. with Beth Horner, who will share hysterical farmyard escapades and eerie Missouri folktales, and at 2:15 p.m. with Gene Tagaban will share traditional Native American stories. In partnership with @mccmw. Complete details at mymcpl.org/storytelling

Join MCPL for our 7th annual Local Author Fair! This year will be virtual so you can join from home. https://bit.ly/2N127Dq

Warm your heart with cool virtual programs for the whole family. https://bit.ly/2IUkMSe #CelebrateTheSeason

Your vote counts! Vote for your favorite nominated picture book by January 15, 2021! mymcpl.org/VoteBB

Does this give anyone else anxiety?

Join LitUp 2020 for a virtual Zoom conversation with bestselling children's and young adult author Louis Sachar on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 4:00 p.m. Register now: https://bit.ly/3ocY3QW

FreedomFlix (grades 4-8) Discover how the effects of the Korean War can still be felt today. https://bit.ly/2tejXbe #VeteransSalute

MyMCPL Research and Learning Focus Group Description: Attention students (12 and up), teachers and researchers: You can help improve the Research and Learning section of the mymcpl.org website! https://bit.ly/37lFILJ

Ancestry Library Edition will be available for customers to use from home through the end of December. https://bit.ly/3a7j8EZ

Each year, library professionals and booksellers come together to select the winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Battling COVD Fatigue (ZOOM) Join us on November 10 at 7:00 p.m. for a time of learning more about the stages of disaster and ways to cope during this stage of the pandemic. Register now: https://bit.ly/2TxM4j1

The 2020 Storytelling Celebration will feature two ZOOM workshops on Sat., Nov. 7, at 10:00 a.m. with Oba William King and 1:00 p.m. with Carrie Sue Ayvar. In partnership with Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City. For more information and to register to receive a ZOOM code in advance of the program date, visit mymcpl.org/Storytelling

The race to 50,000 words has begun! Learn about National Novel Writing Month, its history, and how you too can write a novel in a month with Director of Community Engagement Sarah Mackey. https://bit.ly/34wkFms