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We moved in 2011, my husband had been transferred
from Columbia to the Kansas City VA (Veterans

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Administration).

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Since we home school our children, we really
needed to find a great library.

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It's where we come to get a lot of curriculum;
the books that the kids read and videos that

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we watch.

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It's where we meet our friends for a book
club, so it's a social place for our kids.

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It's a real important part for our home school.

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There are just great assortments of fun things
to go to at the library.

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We are at libraries all the time, they have
this access guide they put out—I call it

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my passport to adventure or passport to learning.

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And there are so many free programs they provide.

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I realized that I could sign up for summer
programs; I signed us up for 35 programs.

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We love the reading incentives they do in
the summer, and that's been really nice because

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I've had a hesitant reader, it really encouraged
him.

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It always comes back to the librarians.

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It does not matter where you go, what branch
you go to, you can walk up to them and they

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stop what they are doing and their ready to
help you.

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And you don't feel like you are bothering
them, and they really help our family make

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that transition from story time—where you
are being read to—to reading to learn.

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And once you have that, you can learn anything,
and you can really go anywhere.

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It's just so important for me that my kids
learn to appreciate libraries and the great

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resources that we have here.

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And that they are literate, that they are
well-read.

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You have these people here that just encourage
that.

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And I'm so glad that Mid-Continent Public
Library has helped me teach my children that

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this is a way of life; they make it fun!

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There's more than just books here; there's
a lot more than just books.

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Libraries are so relevant, especially for
today.

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I feel like it is this peaceful island, this
quiet calm, where you can come in and recharge,

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get inspired.

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There's so much to offer here, that you are
going to connect in a real meaningful way.