In 1991, President George H.W. Bush led Marshfield's Fourth of July parade, drawing 15,000 people to a patriotic celebration in the Ozarks.

The Library Foundation has received $5,000 from the Greene County Senior Services Fund

Oasis and Old Forsyth lie beneath Table Rock and Bull Shoals lakes. Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey recorded life before these towns were submerged.

Foundation receives $25,000 grant from the Darr Family Foundation

Explore the LGBTQ+ history of Springfield, from gay soldiers in World War II and the AIDS crisis to PrideFest and the HOT TO GO! music video.

Library Foundation receives $50,000 grant from the Musgrave Foundation

Explore the thrilling history of auto racing in Springfield and the Ozarks through photographs and never-before-seen footage.

The Springfield-Greene County Library District is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. Following a highly successful tour to 50 libraries from 2021 to 2023, the touring library exhibitio

Explore Springfield's origins in this video about the city's founding site: John Polk Campbell's "bottomless well" on Water Street.

The public is invited to the Ribbon Cutting and so much more

The Friends of the Library do it again - breaking sales records

Join us for this great slate of programs throughout May.

Discover the colorful dialect of the Ozarks—from "airish" to "willipus-wallipus"—and test your knowledge with a fun quiz!

Meet John T. Woodruff: the man who helped put Springfield on Route 66 and shaped the modern Ozarks through decades of civic leadership.

Before the Yankees, Mickey Mantle played in Springfield, and later returned for surgery and a TV interview. Discover his Ozarks connections.

The Springfield-Greene County Library District is excited to announce two recent leadership additions. John Bledsoe and Jeannine Birkenfeld have recently begun their new positions. John Bledsoe recently joined the Library’s Leadership team as the Director of Buildings and Grounds. John will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of the maintenance, operations and management of the organization’s physical facilities and outdoor spaces. John joins the

Retired Executive Director Annie Busch has been selected for the Distinguished Public Service Award ..

Grow native Ozarks wildflowers and support pollinators. Get free seeds from the Springfield-Greene County Library's Heirloom Seed Library!

Is there really a cheese stockpile in caves beneath Springfield? Learn about the facts behind the legendary Missouri cheese caves.

Local History staff at the Springfield-Greene County Library District have uncovered evidence that contradicts the traditional placement of Wild Bill during the event.