Daniel Boone Regional Library

The Columbia Public Library will once again host a coffee and snack kiosk in the lobby. The library has signed a contract with the Patel family, proprietors of Daylight Donuts, to run a coffee and food kiosk in the lobby. "Café Mozaki" is tentatively set to open for business in mid-November. Read more »

Love to read but find that it’s harder and harder on your eyes? DBRL has a wide selection of large print books, and we have lots of other special services for those with limitations that make print reading hard or impossible. Read more »

Rosie Gerding has served on the Columbia board since 2005 and is now the regional board president. An English major in college, she discovered accounting her senior year and holds a degree in each from MU, and now works as a CPA. Read more »

This year's Summer Reading program inspired thousands of local kids and teens to read and get in touch with their artisitic side with the “Be Creative” theme. Read more »

The Columbia Public Library is the proud recipient of two of the inaugural Columbia Image Awards: the Inspiration Award for “outdoor art that enhances a structure”; and the Striking Structure Award for architecture. Read more »

We are very excited about several new services that will improve your library experience beyond the library’s walls, including a new “book nook” at Columbia's newest food pantry, plans for a new youth bookmobile and a new catalog. Read more »