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For many, the very thought of finding records for their ancestors among the 13.5 billion records at the National Archives and Records Administration can seem insurmountable!

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Internet for Beginners

Wed, Feb 19 2025

2:00pm - 3:30pm

North Independence Computer Lab

Registration Required

Learn the basics of internet use, including terminology, how to get connected, and how to find what you're looking for online.

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STEAM Lab Storytime

Wed, Feb 19 2025

2:00pm - 2:45pm

Antioch Storytime Room

Registration Required

Join us for a STEAM Lab Storytime! Enjoy a STEAM-themed storytime and then explore a STEAM-related activity. Geared for ages 4-6. Please register participating children only.

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Teen Book Group: Snow and Poison by Melissa De La Cruz

Wed, Feb 19 2025

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Green Hills Community Room 1

Registration Required

Join us for activities and discussion about Snow & Poison by Melissa De La Cruz.

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Hidden Treasures: The National Archives and Records Administration

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

Registration Required

For many, the very thought of finding records for their ancestors among the 13.5 billion records at the National Archives and Records Administration can seem insurmountable!

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Introduction to Greek Cuisine

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Culinary Center Teaching Kitchen

Full (waiting list)

Greek food is vibrant, simple, and delicious, while also being nutritious. Explore the foods and flavors of Greek cuisine and make your own spanakopita, a traditional spinach and cheese pie.

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Kids Create Art

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Withers Community Room

Registration Required

Craft and create at the Library. We provide the supplies; you supply the imagination! Please register participating children only.

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Teens Create Art: Bad Art

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Blue Ridge Community Room

Registration Required

How bad can you make your art look? Take an art break and create something truly tacky and terrible. Registration required. Space limited.

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Book Group: Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Lee's Summit Community Room 2

We look forward to seeing you at our book group! Titles are typically available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.

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How the Walt Disney Company Conquered the Entertainment Universe (Zoom)

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm Central

Virtual Event

Over the last nine decades, the Walt Disney Company has transformed every facet of the entertainment business — from the creation of feature-length cartoons to television programming like The Wonderfu

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Take a Trip to St. Paradise with Steel Drums

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Blue Springs North Community Room

Registration Required

Join Lazell Williams for steel drum music from the islands with a twist of jazz, a slice of reggae, and topped off with your favorite popular tunes.

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Upcycled Paper Beads

Wed, Feb 19 2025

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Grandview Community Room

Registration Required

Join eco-artist, Alexis Webb-Bechtold and learn how to give book pages a second life by upcycling them into paper beads.

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Book Group: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Wed, Feb 19 2025

7:00pm - 8:00pm

North Oak Community Room

We look forward to seeing you at our book group! Titles are typically available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.

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Beginning African American Genealogy

Thu, Feb 20 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Grain Valley Community Room

Registration Required

While sometimes challenging, researching your African American ancestry can take you on an amazing journey to the names, places, and stories of your family’s past.

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Book Group: A Run at Love by Toni Shiloh

Thu, Feb 20 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Blue Springs South Community Room

We look forward to seeing you at our book group! Titles are typically available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.

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Book Group: The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

Thu, Feb 20 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Raytown Community Room

We look forward to seeing you at our book group! Titles are typically available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.

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Census Records Research (Hybrid)

Thu, Feb 20 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

Registration Required

The U.S. Federal Census is a great place to start tracing your ancestors. Learn what census years are available, the information each contains, and how to access them.

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Structure Your Day, Strengthen Your Business

Thu, Feb 20 2025

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Riverside Community Room

Square One Event

Registration Required

Optimize your workday by establishing structure.

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Play and Learn

Thu, Feb 20 2025

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Grandview Community Room

Enjoy a special preschool playtime that is designed to stimulate young minds and strengthen early literacy skills.

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Simple Ways to Use AI in Your Business

Thu, Feb 20 2025

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Riverside Community Room

Square One Event

Registration Required

AI has become an essential tool for businesses in any industry. Many of the tools you are already using will be integrating AI features if they have not already.

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Concept Sketching for Anime, Cartoon, Comic, and Manga

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Smithville Community Room

Registration Required

Cartoons, manga, anime, and graphic novels have one thing in common--storytelling through the power of illustration.

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Food Preservation 101: Canning

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Culinary Center Teaching Kitchen

Full (waiting list)

Saving your garden’s bounty is just one reason to preserve food at home. Learn the basics of water bath and pressure canning with the University of Missouri Extension.

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Teen Writers Guild

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Antioch Community Room 1

Registration Required

Meet with other teen writers to brainstorm, exchange ideas, encourage one another, and maybe get some actual writing done!

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Book Group: Camera Girl by Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

North Independence Community Room 1

We look forward to seeing you at our book group! Titles are typically available at the branch one month prior to the discussion.

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Book Speed Dating

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Kearney Community Room

Registration Required

Your perfect match awaits you--book match, that is! Join us for this adults-only event where Library staff share some of the Library's most desirable books.

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Kids Create Art: Love to Craft

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:30pm - 7:30pm

North Oak Community Room

Registration Required

Celebrate the season with love-inspired crafts. Create a variety of themed craft items for yourself and the special people in your life. Please register participating children only.

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Mad Science Presents the Human Body

Thu, Feb 20 2025

6:30pm - 7:15pm

Oak Grove Community Room

Registration Required

Join a Mad Scientist to learn about the human body. Junior Scientists will discover the skeleton, the heart, and the lungs and how they all work together. This program is recommended for ages 4 to 6.

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