page_title: Mid-Continent Public Library
section_title: Branches
hierarchical_section_title: Mid-Continent Public Library / Branches
caption_attribution_description: English: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri, main floor atrium
context_page_description: Mid-Continent Public Library, officially known as Consolidated Library District #3, is a consolidated public library system serving Clay, Platte, and Jackson Counties in Missouri, with headquarters in Independence, Missouri.
  Mid-Continent Public Library is the largest public library system in the U.S. state of Missouri by number of volumes and size of budget. Its collection ranks among the 100 largest libraries in America, which includes university, public, and private collections, and is among the nation's 20 largest public library systems.
  On May 8, 2014, the Mid-Continent Public Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C. The medal is the country's highest honor awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
context_section_description: Antioch (Gladstone)
  Blue Ridge (Kansas City)
  Blue Springs North (Blue Springs)
  Blue Springs South (Blue Springs)
  Boardwalk (Kansas City)
  Buckner
  Camden Point
  Claycomo
  Colbern Road (Lee's Summit, currently closed)
  Dearborn
  East Lee's Summit
  Edgerton
  Excelsior Springs
  Farview Neighborhood Library (Independence)
  Grain Valley
  Grandview
  Kearney
  Lee's Summit, Oldham Parkway
  Liberty
  Lone Jack
  Midwest Genealogy Center (Independence)
  North Independence (Independence)
  North Oak (Kansas City)
  Oak Grove
  Parkville
  Platte City
  Raytown
  Red Bridge (Kansas City)
  Riverside
  Smithville
  South Independence (Independence)
  Weston
  Woodneath Library Center (Kansas City)
caption: Midwest Genealogy Center, main floor atrium
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