Mid-Continent Public Library

The deadline for submissions to the LitUp: Books and Art for the Next Generation 2021 Creative Contest is February 15. Teens in 7th to 12th grades can submit works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and graphic arts. Get more information: mymcpl.org/LitUp

Explore 500 years of the African American experience with your Library card: Get started: https://bit.ly/3i5GKie #blackhistorymonth

Come join in the book discussion! We'll be talking about Josephine Baker’s Last Dance by Sherry Jones. Please contact [email protected] to reserve your copy of the book or for any other questions. Register now: http://bit.ly/MCPLJosBaker

Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library -- We believe in Mahomes! #ChiefsKingdom #SBLV #RunItBack The Kansas City Chiefs

It's Game Day Y'all! Are you ready for some football? #ChiefsKingdom #SBLV #RunItBack Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library The Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

LitUp: Books and Art for the Next Generation 2020 is excited to announce virtual author events with our two keynote authorsLouis Sachar and Nic Stoneon Zoom. Louis Sachar will speak on Saturday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m. and Nic Stone on Saturday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. Register: mymcpl.org/LitUp

Have you nominated your favorite librarian yet? You have until November 9!

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November is National Novel Writing Month! Write your novel in a month! #NaNoWriMo

Do you ever skip ahead and read the end of a book? Photo from @cinimomocomics