Programs and Events

Visit the Museum at Prairiefire

April 3, 2019June 11, 2019 casscolibrary American Museum of Natural History, AMNH, dinosaur, Discovery Room, Museum, Museum at Prairiefire, Overland Park, Prairiefire, science, Virtual Reality

Have you visited the Museum at Prairiefire yet? Thanks to a donation from and partnership with the Museum at Prairiefire, Cass County Public Library patrons can check out museum passes for free!

Northern Resource Center Programs and Events

Pysanky at the Library

March 19, 2019June 7, 2019 casscolibrary Dye, Easter Egg, Eggs, Pysanky, Ukraine

Ask most people if they’ve heard of pysanky and you’ll get a blank stare. Mention Ukrainian Easter eggs and some people will understand what you’re talking about. But if you show folks a photo of a pysanky, a Ukrainian Easter egg, most will recognize it right away.

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The Year in Review

February 11, 2019January 28, 2019 casscolibrary Annual Report

Cass County Public Library recently released their annual report for 2018. In 2018, the library made many changes and upgrades to library services. With 6 locations, a Bookmobile, and Genealogy branch, these changes impacted residents throughout Cass County.

Harrisonville Programs and Events

Experience Hygge

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 casscolibrary cozy, harrisonville, hygge, winter

Do you need to follow the Danish example and bring more hygge into your daily life? I encourage everyone to embrace it. But don’t think you can just go out to the store and buy it or feel like it’s something that requires a learning “how to.”

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Learn How to Use Our New Catalog

August 21, 2018January 28, 2019 casscolibrary catalog, Missouri Evergreen, programs

The library’s catalog is changing on August 27th. Learn how to search Missouri Evergreen and use your library account at one of our upcoming classes!

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This Year’s Summer Reading Sponsors

May 29, 2018January 28, 2019 casscolibrary Summer Reading Program, thank you

Another Summer Reading Program is underway, and we could not provide quality events throughout the summer without the help of individuals and local businesses.

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Rock Out at the Library this Summer!

May 21, 2018January 28, 2019 casscolibrary Summer Reading Program

It’s time once again for the Summer Reading Program at Cass County Public Library! The fun starts on June 4th, but patrons can sign up starting today, May 21st.

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2018 National Library Week

April 10, 2018January 28, 2019 casscolibrary National Library Week

April 8-14 is National Library Week this year. Throughout this week, libraries are celebrated for their impact and influence in their communities. It is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Here’s what’s happening:

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DIY at Your Library!

March 12, 2018February 26, 2018 casscolibrary DIY, genealogy, painting, programs

Sure, you can find books, movies, and reliable information at your local library, but you can also learn how to build, make, craft, or bake things! Here’s what’s coming up through May:

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Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 casscolibrary birthday party, Dr. Seuss, programs

We’re throwing a party for Dr. Seuss!
We’ll have more fun than a dancing moose
We’ll read, and play, and snack; what fun!
Bring your friends, mom, and everyone!

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Libraries Vital to Success of Cities & Counties

December 19, 2017January 22, 2018 casscolibrary history

This year, the library is celebrating 70 years of existence. In the pre-Internet, pre-computer days, libraries were the main and sometimes only resource in a town for in-depth information on any given subject. Back in the day of only three TV channels and no live streaming, libraries provided a valuable source of entertainment–books.

Each town struggled to maintain their own library. It was through the unification of libraries in different towns and developing a distribution system between branches that libraries began to flourish.