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Mid-Continent Public Library
Mid-Continent Public Library, officially known as Consolidated Library District #3, is a public library system serving Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties in Missouri, with headquarters in Independence, Missouri. Mid-Continent Public Library is the second-largest library system in the state of Missouri. Its collection ranks among the 50 largest in the nation.
Mid-Continent Public Library operates 34 branches across its three-county district, each offering a wide variety of materials and services to the public. In addition to checking out books, movies, music, and portable technology, many locations also offer meeting and community rooms that can be reserved by the public at no charge.
Outside the Library’s buildings, MCPL provides digital resources that cardholders can access from anywhere with an internet connection—from digital publication subscriptions to virtual homework help, to eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages, and more.
The library system is overseen by a Library Board of twelve members, four appointed by County Commissioners in each of the service region's three counties.
On May 8, 2014, the Mid-Continent Public Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. The medal is the country's highest honor awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
MCPL’s individual branches and specialty services have been recognized for a variety of accomplishments by regional and local organizations, including a Missouri Preservation Honor Award in 2023 for the restoration and transformation of the historic home on the Woodneath Library Center campus, which now serves as offices for MCPL’s Story Center initiative.
The Independence Public Library was formed by the Independence Library Association in 1892 and by the creation of the Citizens Improvement Association Library (later the Carnegie Library) in Excelsior Springs, Missouri in the 1890s.
After World War II, Clay, Platte, and Jackson counties each formed library systems. They began collaborating in the early 1960s, and on November 10, 1965, Clay and Jackson formed the Mid-Continent Public Library Service as a joint administrative body, though each library retained separate governing boards and budgets.
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Mid-Continent Public Library
Mid-Continent Public Library, officially known as Consolidated Library District #3, is a public library system serving Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties in Missouri, with headquarters in Independence, Missouri. Mid-Continent Public Library is the second-largest library system in the state of Missouri. Its collection ranks among the 50 largest in the nation.
Mid-Continent Public Library operates 34 branches across its three-county district, each offering a wide variety of materials and services to the public. In addition to checking out books, movies, music, and portable technology, many locations also offer meeting and community rooms that can be reserved by the public at no charge.
Outside the Library’s buildings, MCPL provides digital resources that cardholders can access from anywhere with an internet connection—from digital publication subscriptions to virtual homework help, to eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages, and more.
The library system is overseen by a Library Board of twelve members, four appointed by County Commissioners in each of the service region's three counties.
On May 8, 2014, the Mid-Continent Public Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. The medal is the country's highest honor awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
MCPL’s individual branches and specialty services have been recognized for a variety of accomplishments by regional and local organizations, including a Missouri Preservation Honor Award in 2023 for the restoration and transformation of the historic home on the Woodneath Library Center campus, which now serves as offices for MCPL’s Story Center initiative.
The Independence Public Library was formed by the Independence Library Association in 1892 and by the creation of the Citizens Improvement Association Library (later the Carnegie Library) in Excelsior Springs, Missouri in the 1890s.
After World War II, Clay, Platte, and Jackson counties each formed library systems. They began collaborating in the early 1960s, and on November 10, 1965, Clay and Jackson formed the Mid-Continent Public Library Service as a joint administrative body, though each library retained separate governing boards and budgets.