The Monroe County Public Library's downtown Bloomington branch will close two hours earlier on weekdays starting November 24. This change is due to state budget cuts that will reduce the library's ...

She’s been unhoused in Bloomington for two years. She is at the downtown library almost every other day from 3 p.m. until it closes on weeknights at 9 p.m. She was unaware that beginning Nov. 24, the ...

As Independence municipal employees slowly move out of City Hall, a potential new tenant is eyeing the property — and planning to start completely from scratch. The Mid-Continent Public Library has ...

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Share your story idea with Tod. Mid-Continent Public Library’s headquarters have been located along U.S. 24 in north ...

A Kansas City, Missouri, area library system has banned Pride displays in its children’s and teens’ sections. As Kansas City public radio station KCUR reports, the decision by the Mid-Continent Public ...