Beyond the Books - Mid-Continent Public Library

Adult Programs
Animals & Nature Business & Personal Finance
Attracting and Feeding Wild Birds
Bring song, color, and life to your yard. Join us to learn what
types of feeders and food to use to attract wild birds to your yard
to benefit birds, the environment, and yourself.
Antioch Thursday, January 5 2:00 PM
Lee’s Summit Monday, January 30 7:00 PM
Fishing the Missouri and Platte Rivers
Interested in fishing our local rivers? We will discuss regulations,
where to launch a boat, how to read the river, fishing from
the bank, as well as some popular methods used to catch fish in
the Platte and Missouri Rivers.
Parkville Thursday, February 16 7:00 PM
Hiking Trails of Kansas City
Kansas City is fortunate to have a wealth of parks and trails
in the surrounding metro area. How many have you visited?
A slide show will highlight a dozen or more scenic trails and parks.
A handout will include a checklist of trails with trail length, use,
and surface, so you can make plans to visit them all.
Colbern Road Tuesday, March 27 7:00 PM
Blue Springs North Thursday, April 26 7:00 PM
South Independence Monday, May 21 7:00 PM
Kansas City: More Fountains than Rome?
Years ago Kansas City, MO ran an advertising campaign with
the slogan: “More Boulevards than Paris, more fountains than
Rome.” Rome had aqueducts. Kansas City has the Missouri River.
Rome had more sculptures, but fountains? We will present an
illustrated history of the public fountains of metropolitan Kansas
City. We invite participants in this program to bring pictures of
their favorite fountains and to vote on Kansas City’s best. We will
hand out a driving guide to major fountains with some details
on each. Leaders of this seminar are Julie Cirlincuina, author of
“Kansas Outdoor Treasures,” and her father, Ronald Miriani, who
taught Kansas City (and Roman) history at Park University.
Blue Springs South Tuesday, April 3 7:00 PM
Business Plans 101: for the Entrepreneur
When we fail to plan, we plan to fail. Do you have a plan
for success or a plan for failure? Do you have a current business
plan for your company? Learn the steps to create a business plan
from scratch, or enhance the one you currently have in place from
certified coaches in career management, research, retirement (and
its options as a business owner), and personal branding. Topics
include why business owners need a comprehensive business plan
regardless of the need for financing, analysis of current financial
situation (including asset analysis), SWOT analysis, competitive
analysis and research, niche marketing, services/products and pricing
analysis, and planning for the future.
Boardwalk Tuesday, February 7 7:00 PM
Centsability Now: Smarter Shopping,
Better Living
Learn how to drastically cut your household budget!
Beyond using scissors and coupons, this program teaches
you key strategies to save time and money. Discover new ways
to organize and expand your coupon library with minimal
effort. Master the skills of smarter shopping and reap the
rewards of better living. Facilitated by Lisa Williams.
South Independence Monday, January 23 7:00 PM
Grain Valley Thursday, January 26 7:00 PM
Fiscally Fit Seminar Part I: Getting There
Roadblocks to financial success will be discussed, as well as basic
principles of cash management, accumulating wealth, locating and
maximizing discretionary income, and the importance of having
a financial blueprint. Presented by SOFA (Society for Financial
Awareness), a non-profit educational speakers bureau.
Kearney Tuesday, January 24 7:00 PM
Red Bridge Monday, March 5 7:00 PM
Oak Grove Monday, April 2 7:00 PM
Fiscally Fit Seminar Part II:
Estate Planning
What is the purpose of estate planning? Distributing of estate,
wills, trusts; avoiding probate, and specific estate planning strategies
will be discussed. Presented by SOFA (Society for Financial
Awareness), a non-profit educational speakers bureau.
Kearney Tuesday, January 31 7:00 PM
Blue Springs North Thursday, March 8 7:00 PM
Red Bridge Monday, March 12 7:00 PM
Adult Programs
Fiscally Fit Seminar Part III:
Asset Allocation
Come and learn how to protect your investments against
interest rate, inflation, and market risks; put the financial pieces
in place, and utilize asset allocation to meet your short, mid, and
long-term goals. Planning that you don’t outlive your money
will also be discussed.
Excelsior Springs Thursday, February 2 6:30 PM
Red Bridge Monday, March 19 7:00 PM
Fiscally Fit Seminar Part IV:
You and Your Credit Score
Learn more about your credit health, how your credit score
helps you, what is in your credit report, five factors of scoring,
checking credit scores, and how to improve your credit.
Excelsior Springs Thursday, February 9 6:30 PM
Red Bridge Monday, March 26 7:00 PM
Investing Basics for Women
Help yourself by discussing these topics — identifying your
characteristics, budgeting and debt management, the different
types of investments, some of the risks and returns of investing,
and planning for your retirement.
Grandview Thursday, February 9 6:30 PM
Camden Point Monday, March 5 7:00 PM
South Independence Monday, March 19 7:00 PM
Missouri Legal Forms Database
Learn to find a variety of legal forms in the Missouri Legal
Forms database. Various search techniques using the available
tools of this database will be presented. This will be demonstration
only.
Colbern Road Thursday, April 12 7:00 PM
Save Money by Shopping Thrift Stores
and Garage Sales
With the economy being what it is, all of us are looking for
a great deal. Join Lisa Holiman with Breath of Fresh Flair,
as she gives you shopping tips for getting great “new to you”
items for your home or yourself. Shopping thrift stores, consignment
shops, and other such places is a fabulous way to
reuse and repurpose items. But there are some things you can
do to make it more enjoyable and less overwhelming. Find
out what they are!
Antioch Tuesday, February 7 7:00 PM
Colbern Road Tuesday, February 28 7:00 PM
Parkville Thursday, April 26 7:00 PM
Smithville Tuesday, May 8 7:00 PM
North Oak Tuesday, May 29 7:00 PM
January thru May
Social Media 101 for Business Owners:
Part II
Facebook 101: In part two of this series, you’ll get an overview
of Facebook; how to setup your profile, creating a fan page for
your business, how to manage your photos and videos, setup a
news feed, and how to add friends.
Blue Springs South Tuesday, March 13 7:00 PM
Kearney Thursday, April 26 7:00 PM
Social Media 101 for Business Owners:
Part III
Promoting Your Business on Facebook: Business owners learn
how to build their fan base, strategies for content that adds fans,
how to create and manage an add campaign on Facebook, and
more.
Blue Springs South Tuesday, March 20 7:00 PM
Tax Help for Seniors (Free from AARP)
AARP Tax-Aide representatives will be at the library to assist
seniors 60 and over with moderate incomes with tax questions
and tax return preparation. The tax season is from Feb. 1st to
April 15th, 2012. Time and dates vary from branch to branch.
Please contact your local branch for more information or check on the
MCPL website for locations and times.
To safeguard our patrons from
unauthorized use of their library card,
all patrons must present their card in
order to check out materials.
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