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The MVR Club was launched last May to provide

funds for strategic acquisitions to our special

historical collections. Annual membership is

$200 per person or $250 per household. Our

thanks to these charter members!

Mr. Don R. Armacost, Jr. The Hon. Kay Barnes Linton T. Bayless Jr., MD Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bradbury Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Brous Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Brown Betty and Jordan Bushman Marilyn Carbonell and David Weinglass Mr. and Mrs. William H. Coughlin Dr. and Mrs. Guy Deyton Mr. Monroe Dodd, III Mr. and Ms. Jeremy Drouin Drs. William Everett and Lynda Payne Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Farnsworth Ms. Jennifer Field Ms. Lisa L. Flittner Susan Jezak Ford Mr. Lawrence J. Hackman Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hall III Joseph B. Hallauer and Claudia Baker Ms. Donna A. Henry Mr. John F. Herbst, Jr. Pam and Thomas James Mr. Charles S. Joss, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney E. Kerr, Sr.

Mr. Charles H. Kopke Lynn and Robert Mackle Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Mathews Marshall and Janet Miller Ms. Cydney Millstein Ms. Patricia A. Needham Mr. and Mrs. Steve Noll Eli Paul and Lori Cox-Paul Ms. Heather N. Paxton Mr. Thomas M. Platt A. Rae Price Mr. Tom Rafiner Mr. Douglas Schaefer Mr. Brent Schondelmeyer BG Donald Scott and Mrs. Betty Scott Ms. Margaret E. Shouse Mr. John B. Simonson Mr. Willard B. Snyder Ms. Ann Straulman Mr. and Mrs. Guyon Townsend Joan B. Wells David N. Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. Michael White Mr. and Mrs. Chris D. Wilson Dr. Jane Wood Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wood III

Dr. and Mrs. William Worley

We welcome you to become a member of

the MVR Club by mailing your gift today to

the Kansas City Public Library. Or donate

online by visiting our website at http://

support-the-library

and click on "Donate Now" and choose

program designation "Mo. Valley history

collections."

The Library is privileged to receive gifts in tribute to loved ones and friends. The tributes listed were received from December 12, 2012 through March 12, 2013.

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In Honor of Alliance Fran?aise de Kansas City Ms. Cyprienne Simchowitz

In Honor of Lily and Will Migneron William and Kathy Migneron

In Memory of Barbara Caples Gene Caples

In Memory of Maria Rosa Menocal Metro Chapter of Kansas Society of CPAs Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shawver

In Memory of Joy Lynn Wetzel David N. Wetzel

In Memory of Daniel Weary Mr. and Mrs. William S. Kanter

In Tribute to Irving Marder Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Marder

Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage

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14 W 10th St. Kansas City, MO 64105

Board of Trustees Olivia Dorsey, Chairperson Thomas R. Brous Cheryl Brown Henderson Laurie Ingram Crosby Kemper III Jonathan Kemper Claudia Baker, Director 816-701-3518

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Reading MATTERS VOLUME 4 ? NUMBER 4

Sign up Now for the 2nd Annual FREE Early Literacy Symposium

Saturday, April 20, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library

Parents, teachers and civic leaders are invited to invest in children's reading skills at our Early Literacy Symposium. The benefits are worth it! As early readers, children are more likely to:

n Excel in school and graduate from college n Enjoy higher earnings over the course of their careers n Contribute to the civic and cultural life of their communities

Symposium keynoter Susan Bard has worked with libraries across the country and abroad to integrate research-based practices into

story times and children's programs. She will show participants how to

bring magic into the hearts and minds of young children by sharing stories,

singing, dancing and physical activity. All of these fun activities lead toward

literacy, even before Kindergarten, because they build brain connections that last a lifetime.

Also at the Symposium, the Library's expert children's librarians Helma Hawkins and Naphtali Faris will help us explore the wonder of books. We'll

discover new titles and learn how to use favorite books with children in both classroom and home settings ... all practical ideas to put to use immediately.

But hurry, registration deadline is April 16 and space is limited, so sign up now at . event/2013-early-literacy-symposium or call the Library at 816-701-3407.

The Library's partners for the Early Literacy Symposium are the Francis Institute for Child and Youth Development at Metropolitan Community College

Penn Valley, The Family Conservancy, Child Care Aware of Missouri and ACE Alliance for Childhood Education.

Library Seeks Literacy Collaborations

The Library is surveying educators and early learning advocates to create a collaborative support system for area early literacy programs. Funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, this planning project aims to identify assets, assess needs and enhance communication among organizations. Our partners include The Family Conservancy and Mayor James' Turn the Page KC initiative.

SPRING 2013

Kaite's Book Nook

By Kaite Stover Director of Readers' Services

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees fortune in the recyclable garbage of richer people.

Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a rural childhood, has identified an

alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. Fatima, a crippled woman with an unusual desire for revenge, sets herself on fire and accuses a neighboring family of driving her to do it. This is a dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the 21st century's great, unequal cities ... a Dickensian tale for a new millennium.

Summer Reading to Reach for Lofty Goal

Can we meet and top last year's 27,000 high water mark for Summer Reading participation? The outlook is promising, as we entice teens "Beneath the Surface" and ask children to "Dig into Reading." Summer Reading is the Library's largest annual effort to engage youth in reading. The purpose is twofold:

n Encourage an early love of reading for the pure pleasure of it

n Help youngsters maintain or even build reading skills in preparation for the next school year Watch for details at and

in all 10 Library locations.

Out Loud Teen Reader's Theatre Takes the Spotlight

Teens are acting out at the Library! Their Out Loud performance group focuses on adapting scenes from children's and young adult books and bringing them to the community. Teens from the Bluford, North-East and Plaza branch libraries meet monthly to talk about books, build acting skills and collaborate on writing projects.

The group is facilitated by theatre artist and Youth Services Librarian Meghann Henry along with colleagues Elena McVicar and Julia Oglesby. Last fall Out Loud demonstrated their skills at the Library's Charles Dickens anniversary programs by performing a

fun shortened version of A Christmas Carol. An encore performance was held at the special invitation of a neighborhood association.

Young Reader Gets Hooked on Classics

Darius has been a regular in the children's area at the Central Library for years. Recently he chose to read Journey to the Center of the Earth, and when he brought it back he checked out 17 more books from the Classics section.

When asked why he tried the classics, Darius replied: "I saw the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth and I saw at the end that it came from a book. I found it on the Classics shelf at the Library, and once I saw the other classics I checked out a bunch. My suggestion is that if you are interested in the classics, start with Journey to the Center of the Earth and Gulliver's Travels. Try those and see if you get hooked on the classics." Darius just turned 13.

Early Literacy Centers Coming to Branches

As part of our Building a Community of Readers campaign, the Library this year will install Early Literacy Centers within the children's areas of the branches, thanks to a generous award from the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.

The Centers will be filled with books, musical props and other supplies to be used by librarians who will visit one-on-one with parents and caregivers. They will demonstrate how to build early literacy and reading skills in children from birth.

By helping families foster school readiness, the Early Literacy Centers will support the goals of the Community Foundation's "Time to Get It Right" initiative, which meshes with the Library's campaign to build a lifelong love of reading and reap the social economic benefits of being a highly literate city.

Jackson County Student Wins Ticket to National Spelling Bee

Meah Wilburn, a Lee's Summit sixth grader, was named the 2013 Jackson County MO Spelling Bee champion last month, winning a spot in the national Scripps Spelling Bee May 2830 in Washington DC. Jonathan Fase of Kansas City took second place, and Sam Royce of Lee's Summit placed third in the County competition.

Meah became the first new winner in three years, following three-time winner Jordan Hoffman, who was not eligible this year. CoSponsors for the Jackson County Spelling Bee are The Kansas City Public Library, Mid-Continent Public Library, LINC and the Kansas City Federation of Teachers and School Personnel.

Crossroads Academy Students Discover the Central Library

This school year the Central Library Youth Services team has enjoyed a wonderful collaboration with Crossroads Academy, the new downtown charter school. The school is an easy walk to the library and well situated to take advantage of our myriad offerings.

Crossroads students have enjoyed stories and read-alouds, book-talks and instruction and special guest performances. They have spent plenty of time browsing, checking out and reading in the library. Supporting educational efforts to improve literacy is what we do best, and having the opportunity in our own back yard is great!

Missouri Valley Special Collections Kansas City Athenaeum Collection

In December the MVSC was awarded a grant from the Missouri State Archives and its Missouri Historical Records Grant Program. The grant will pay for the archival supplies needed to preserve the newly acquired Kansas City Athenaeum collection, which consists of 86 scrapbooks, meeting minutes, financial records and photo albums. For the grant application our archivists created a detailed inventory of the collection and specific archival supplies needed. The cost of supplies totaled $5,364. This figure illustrates the processing costs associated with acquiring large collections.

Members of the Department of Art, from the Kansas City Athenaeum, taken on the steps of the Baker University Library, May 3, 1932.

A generous gift received from Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Marder will underwrite a survey of the Kansas City Stockyards Collection. Over the next several months professional staff will inventory and assess the condition of the extensive business correspondence, blueprints, photographs and ledgers dating from 1890-1940, an essential first step toward making this significant collection accessible to scholars and the public.

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