Mid-Continent Public Library’s headquarters have been located in north Independence since the 1960s, but the library system ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Mid-Continent Library Board of Trustees held a budget and levy public hearing Friday morning at the North Independence Library. The library system is pushing a deadline for ...

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 ...

A Facebook post on Tuesday drew criticism from library trustees Yummy Pandolfi, Michael Lazio and Michelle Wycoff. A group of current and former employees now wants to see them resign. After three ...

At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, Carol Bodensteiner, author of the fiction work, "Go Away Home," will discuss her book and offer signed copies for purchase. At 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, former ...

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 ...