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Mid Continent Public Library proposes 68,000 sq ft headquarters at Independence Square; council to consider LOI Dec. 15

City Council (Study Session) · December 9, 2025
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Summary

Mid Continent Public Library presented a concept this evening to relocate its administrative headquarters to Independence Square: a roughly 68,000-square-foot building with public access, community room and plaza. Council will consider a letter of intent at its Dec. 15 meeting.

Mid Continent Public Library Director and CEO Aaron Mason on Dec. 8 outlined a plan to relocate the library system’s administrative headquarters to the City Hall parcel at Independence Square, proposing a roughly 68,000-square-foot building with publicly accessible space and an outdoor Independence Plaza.

The presentation to the City Council study session emphasized operational efficiencies from remaining centrally located in Independence and a design that would open the building to the public for the first time. "Our current headquarters is administrative only with no access to the public and our proposal today will show you…

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