DBRL will be closed Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
Library News
Chat Reference Service Now Available
Have a quick question for the library and don't want to wait for an email response or bother with making a phone call? Use the library’s new chat reference service that lets you visit with a librarian in real time from your computer. Visit the “Ask a Librarian” or “Contact the Library” pages to access reference chat to get quick answers to basic questions. Read more »
Win Two Free Passes to Ragtag Cinema!
Visit the library’s film blog, Center Aisle Cinema, to register for your chance to win two free passes to Ragtag Cinema. Winners will be selected at random and announced at our June 8 showing of “Babies” at the Columbia Public Library, 6:30 p.m. in the Friends Room. Please note that you do not need to be present to win. Read more »
2011 Callaway Youth Poetry Contest Winners
Callaway County youth celebrated April's National Poetry Month by writing some creative verse. Enjoy some poems from the winners of the Callaway County Youth Poetry contest this year. Read more »
Interview With Boone County Library District Board Secretary Pat Powell
Pat Powell is the secretary of the Boone County Library District Board. She holds the distinction of being the longest-serving current member of the DBRL Board of Trustees, having served since 1987. Pat is a retired media specialist at West Junior High in Columbia. Read more »




