Youth Services staff from across the county have been reading all year long. And since it’s the end of the year, we’ve thought about our favorites and compiled our Best …

Ozark High School is awarded a $200 check for winning the 2021 Library Card Drive. Pictured (left to right): Outreach Manager Scott Villarreal, Ozark High School Librarian Amanda Smith, Friends …

My day with Collection Services taught me, if nothing else, that every library item has a story. Be it a book, DVD, CD audiobook, Playaway, newspaper, magazine, board game, musical …

Banned Books Week, created by the American Library Association in 1982, recognizing the freedom to read. Libraries, publishers, booksellers and readers join together to highlight the dangers of censorship. This …

  They’re back! “We all had to adapt this past year, including the Friends of the Library,” Dave Carmichael, President of the Friends of the Library, said. “Not having book …

On September 11, 2001, a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks were committed by members of extremist groups that targeted the United States. These acts against New York City …

Here in Missouri, we live in an area rich with people, places and events that affected the history of the state, and also the country. Even the origin of Missouri’s …

  Family road trip—AGAIN?! Once more, little Bobby finds himself in the big van. Another summer and this year on the road map Mom’s highlighter has captured the state of …

Read books. Complete activities.  Earn prizes. With so many tales to explore it could feel like a never-ending jungle of options. We can help! Check out some of our favorite …