A large crowd gathered for Friday's grand opening of the new East Independence Branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library, 4505 Little Blue Parkway, which included students from William Yates Elementary helping with the ribbon cutting. [Mike Genet/The Examiner]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Peyton Fackrell says she is nearly finished with her second Harry Potter book, and now that the East Independence branch of…