The Mid-Continent Public Library is offering both in-person and virtual events. Visit mymcpl.org/events for further information. To access and register for these events, go to www. mymcpl.org/events. You can then click on “All Events” at the top or on any of the special groups of events at the left side of the screen and can search for events. If you have questions as to how to register or attend an event, call the library at 816-252-7228 and select the option for technology support. If the event is a Zoom event, click on the event and register. An email invitation will be sent to you near the time of the event. To attend most non-Zoom virtual events, register for the event and, near the time of the event, there will be a link to the library’s Facebook page MCPL360 (or you can navigate to https://www.facebook.com/ mcpl360/ at the time the event is scheduled.) Note: If you can’t attend a particular program, check to see if it is repeated or recorded and replayed by looking into the “Event Details” listed in the events calendar. Events this week include the following: Saturday, March 5 • Famous Czech and Slovak Americans: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Midwest Genealogy Center, 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Road, Independence, 816-252-7228. This is an in-person exhibit highlighting the Czech and Slovak immigrants to the United States who have contributed to science, politics, sports and the arts as well as their descendants. This exhibit runs through May 31. • Guts & Glory: The War Train that Shaped a Nation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Midwest Genealogy Center, 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Road, Independence, 816-252-7228. This in-person exhibit marks the 100th anniversary of the Czech and Slovak legions and their trek via railway across Siberia during World War I. This exhibit will remain through May 31. • Jim Cosgrove, Mr. Stinky Feet: 10 to 11 a.m., Blue Ridge Branch. Kansas City’s own award-winning rocker, Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove provides a concert of original songs and old favorites. Register is required and can be completed by visiting mymcpl. org/events and searching for this program. • Tracking Money for Your Small Business: 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Colbern Road branch. If spreadsheets have got you down, join this working session to get back to the basics of business finance. Registration is required and can be completed by visiting mymcpl.org/ events and searching for this program. Monday, March 7 • Virtual Beginners ELL Classes (Zoom): 9 to 10:30 a.m. Join the beginners’ English class to learn how to communicate in school, your job, or during emergencies. Registration is required and will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. • Storytime for Families: 10 to 10:30 a.m. These in-person events will be at the Blue Springs South branch, 2220 Missouri 7, Blue Springs, (816) 229-3571, and at the South Independence branch,13700 East 35th St. S., (816) 461-2050, at the same time. Registration is required for either program. Hear stories, sing songs, join in movement activities and create memories. Designed for children of all ages. Share the early literacy experience with the whole family. • Story Center Critique Group (Zoom): 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bring 2 to 3 pages of your work to share with the group. Pages should be in standard manuscript format: 12 pt. Font, double spaced, Times New Roman. Registration is required. Tuesday, March 8 • Virtual Beginners ELL Classes (Zoom): 9 to 10:30 a.m. Join the beginners’ English class to learn how to communicate in school, your job, or during emergencies. Registration is required and will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. • Storytime for Families: 10 to 10:30 a.m., Raytown branch, 6131 Raytown Rd, Raytown, (816) 353-2052. At this in-person event, hear stories, sing songs, join in movement activities, and create memories together. Designed for children of all ages. Come share the early literacy experience with the whole family. Registration is required. • Decorating for Spring: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., North Independence branch, 317 W. U.S. 24, Independence, 816-252-0950. Registration is required. • Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes (Zoom): 7 to 8 p.m. In the early days of comedy and beyond, many top-notch comediennes, such as Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, and Eve Arden, made audiences laugh. Join film historian Annette Bochenek. • Secret Kansas City: 7 to 7:30 p.m., Raytown branch, 6131 Raytown Road, Raytown, (816) 353-2052. This program will be in-person. Author Anne Kniggendorf shares the secrets from her book Secret Kansas City. Registration is required. • Start Researching Your Genealogy for Free at Home: 7 to 8 p.m., South Independence branch, 13700 East 35th St S., (816) 461-2050. and Grain Valley branch on Tuesday, March 22, at 2 p.m. Join international genealogist Kathleen Brandt as she reveals five tips and lots of tricks you can use to create a family tree in your spare time from home. Registration is required.
