Learn what our medical community is doing locally and around the world to prevent disease from ravaging communities near and far. Join us at the library for a series of “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World” events, presented in partnership with the American Society of Microbiology.

The Daniel Boone Regional Library will be opening a library facility in Holts Summit in 2019. Plans have been in the works for several months and were finalized with the signing of an agreement for the library to occupy a 7,200 square feet space in the Summit Plaza in Holts Summit.

Wool Theme Selected for Fifth Annual Quilt Exhibit
Every year, curator Mindy Smith selects a different aspect of quilting to feature at the annual quilt exhibit at the Columbia Public Library in April. “Having this exhibit at the library, provides such a good learning opportunity to help everyone more fully appreciate this form of expression,” said Mindy. “So this year, wool is the featured element, and we are opening the entries up to include coverlets and hooked rugs in addition to quilts.”
Submissions are being accepted for consideration December 1, 2018 through March 3, 2019.

There is a wealth of information available online, but not all of it’s accurate. If you’re a student, evaluating which search results are trustworthy and what sources provide quality information can mean the difference between a passing or failing grade. So where can students go for accurate information? Right here, at library’s digital branch!

Introducing the Book Bike, the newest and smallest addition to our troupe of traveling libraries. It comes loaded with books that you can check out and a Wi-Fi hotspot, so we can set you up with an adult library card on the spot. You’ll be seeing our staff with our portable library at community events throughout Boone and Callaway Counties.

Taylor Cudd moved to Mid-Missouri in January 2016 when she accepted her first recreational therapy job in the area. It means that she’s eight hours away from her hometown in Elgin, Oklahoma, but she’s ready to get involved with her newly adopted community.

Outside of the Southern Boone County Public Library, butterflies flutter in and out of the flowers now in full bloom in the library’s native garden that surrounds the building. The abundance and type of plantings in the garden entitled it to become a registered Monarch Waystation through Monarch Watch, and it recently was registered as a part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge.

The spirit of Summer Reading 2018 rocks on!  Listen to our patron-generated “Libraries Rock” Summer Reading Spotify Playlist. With more than 100 songs, there’s something for everyone in this mix of country, rock, rap, blues, K-pop and oldies.

On Thursday evening, the Callaway County Library District Board of Trustees accepted a letter of intent submitted by Marty Wilson with the Holts Summit Community Empowerment Foundation to open a library in a recently renovated space in Summit Plaza. The proposal offered to waive the first two years of rent for the new library.

Every summer, libraries around the country pull out all the stops to deliver extra programming and exciting events to engage communities, especially children, in reading. Preparing an engaging summer reading program is nearly year-round work. Why do we do it? We do it to celebrate the joy of reading, of course, but also to help stop the phenomenon known as the “summer slide,” where children often lose ground in the reading and math skills they gained throughout the school year.