CCPL Foundation – Cass County Public Library

It’s the holiday season once again, and if you are planning on buying your gifts through Amazon, you can give back to the library with your purchases! Through Amazon Smile, a percentage of your purchase can go to the Cass County Public Library Foundation.

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Friends of the Library book sale to be held in “The Old NRC”

The Friends of the Library will host a huge sale to benefit the Cass County Public Library Foundation.

Northern Resource Center Programs and Events

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Author, publishing editor, and RayPec graduate to appear at Belton library

Author visit: Cheryl Klein
Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 6 – 8 p.m.
Northern Resource Center – Cass County Public Library
164 Cedar Tree Square, Belton, MO 64012

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Purchase Gift-wrapped Mystery Books at the Library

Beautifully pre-wrapped books will be available to purchase at the library this season. The books are all new or very gently-used copies of bestselling titles.

Library Staff Programs and Events

Alumni Board, Becky Klein, board, boards, Business Education, CCPL Foundation, foundation, foundations, instructor, Peggy Dryden, Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation, Raymore-Peculiar School District, technical writing, technology director, University of Central Missouri

Becky Klein appointed to library board

The Cass County Commission appointed Becky Klein to serve on the five-member Cass County Public Library Board of Trustees.

Library Staff Programs and Events

Belton Chamber of Commerce, Belton Historical Society, Belton Industrial Development Authority, Belton Vision Committee, board, Board of Trustees, CCPL Foundation, Central Methodist University, City Of Belton, library board, Missouri Municipal League, North Cass Herald, Peggy Dryden, Seth Hershberger, The Barstow School, Trustee

Longtime trustee, Peggy Dryden, retires from the library board

The library recently thanked Peggy Dryden for her years of dedicated leadership and support.

Websites and Databases

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Support the library with your Amazon purchases

The Cass County Public Library Foundation is now one of the charitable organizations participating in Amazon Smile. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5% of purchase prices to the CCPL Foundation if you designate it as your charity on the Amazon Smile web page.

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Gifts for Book Lovers

Beautifully pre-wrapped books will be available to purchase at the library this season. The books are all new or very gently-used copies of popular titles. The gift tags include genre, reading level and fun clues about the content.

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Brother Hugo and the Bear, CCPL Foundation, Cheryl Klein, Katy Beebe, local author, writer's workshop

Writer’s conference sponsored by the Cass County Public Library Foundation

Writing and Publishing Great Books for Children and Young Adults: A Morning with editor, Cheryl Klein, and author, Katy Beebe
Saturday, June 28, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Mill Creek Upper Elementary School, 308 S Cleveland, Belton, MO
A benefit for the Cass County Public Library Foundation

Programs and Events

CCPL Foundation, fundraiser, Halloween, Russell Stover

Halloween Candy Library Foundation Fundraiser

Buy your Halloween candy early and support the Cass County Public Library.

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American Heritage Realtors, Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation, Archie First Baptist Church, Archie PTO, Bartholomew Oil, Becky McClintock, Belton School District, Beta Sigma Phi of Garden City, Bowe Corporation, Buck Family Players, Captain Mike, Casey’s General Store, Casey’s General Store of Garden City, Cass Regional Medical Center, CCPL Foundation, Cheyanne Hoenshell, Citizens Bank of Drexel, City Barber Shop—Wayne & Jewel-Hendrickson, City of Garden City, civic clubs, Close Snow Removal, Coffelt Land and Title, Coles-JD Schrock Oil Company, Community Bank of Pleasant Hill, Community Bank of Raymore, Cosentinos’ Price Chopper, Country Club Bank, Cowgirl Kate, D.D.S., Dairy Queen of Harrisonville, Dairy Queen of Raymore, Dave Clark Meridian Insurance Group, David Abbott, Democrat-Missourian, Dogwood Power Management, Dollar Sense, Double TT Steakhouse, Drexel Floral & Gifts, Drexel Pharmacy, Drexel Star Newspaper, Drexel Veterinary Clinic, Duster 4-H Club, Fletcher’s Forms, Flower Box, Flowers and Friends, Floyd Herrell, Garden City Laundry, Garden City Plastics, Grider Orthodontics, H and J Mini Storage, Harrisonville Animal Clinic, Harrisonville Captain D’s, Harrisonville Chaldeans, Harrisonville Chamber of Commerce, Harrisonville Garden Club, Harrisonville Pizza Hut, Harrisonville Sonic, Hawthorne Bank, Herrell Little, Innovaprep, J. White and Sons, James Binkley, Jes Dan Creations, Judy Daniel, Kiwanis Club of Harrisonville, Kurzweil’s Country Meats, Land Real Estate, Lead Bank, LLC, local businesses, Lydia Gough, Macaroni Kid, Miami County Conservation District, Mid-west Fertilizer, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Exotic Animals, Morris Auto, Napa Auto Parts, Old Cedar Inn, Patty’s Hair Care, Peculiar Charitable Foundation, Peggy Dryden, Pet Vet Animal Hospital, Phil Duncan, Pizza Hut Corporation, Pizza Hut of Raymore, Pleasant Hill Bank, Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce, Pleasant Hill McDonalds, Pleasant Hill Optimist Club, Pleasant Hill Pizza Hut, Pleasant Hill Sonic, Pleasant Hill Times, Professional Bookkeeping, QuikTrip, Raymore-Peculiar Sunrise Optimist Club, Reese and Nichols Smith Realty, Rotary Club of Harrisonville, Schroeder Chiropractic, Scrapbook-N-Memories, Sherwood Community Bank, Sherwood Weekly, Smokin’ Charlie, Snider & Associates Optometry, sponsors, State Farm Insurance—Daryl Bohannon, Steve Croy—State Farm Insurance, Sue Long, Summer Reading Program, Town and Country Art League, United Methodist Church of Pleasant Hill, University of Missouri Cass County Extension Center, volunteers, Welborn’s Thriftway, Whistle Redi-Mix, Youth in Cass County Community Service

Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors!

Please support and thank our many sponsors who donated money, resources and their time to bring you special programs and activities this summer.

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Dig into Reading this Summer

“Dig into Reading” is the theme for the Summer Reading Program that begins June 3rd at the Cass County Public Library. Summer fun above and below ground will be the focus of crafts, story times, and activities at the Archie, Drexel, Garden City, Harrisonville, Northern Resource Center, and Pleasant Hill branches and the CCPL Bookmobile.

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CCPL Foundation, Chasiti Clayton, Ella Roberts, Eric Borden, Jordan Gaddie, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry competition

The winners!

Congratulations to the winners in last night’s Poetic Voices competition! From left to right: Jordan Gaddie from Archie won 3rd place for her poem “Can You Hear It?”, Ella Roberts from Pleasant Hill won 1st place for her poem “True Colors,” and Chasiti Clayton from Drexel won 2nd place for her poem “Simply Imperfect.” More photos of the event to come later today.

General

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Annual Report 2012

See our Annual Report for 2012.

Archie Northern Resource Center Programs and Events

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Fortune Cookies and Caldecott Medals at the CCPL Foundation Annual Author Event

The Cass County Public Library Foundation will be hosting Pete Cowdin, aka, A. Bitterman, children’s author and owner of the Reading Reptile Bookstore, at their annual author event next Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Northern Resource Center in Belton beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Cowdin is the author of the picture book, Fortune Cookies, featuring illustrations by Caldecott Medalist, Chris Raschka.