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Choose from the Library’s wide variety of topics:
Your Library’s History
Citizen advocacy and philanthropy made the Springfield-Greene County Library District what it is today. Learn:
When the community’s formal library system began with philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s gift to Springfield
How the 100-plus-years-old Midtown Carnegie Branch Library transformed library services in Greene County
How the district serves all needs with two “destination” libraries, an urban district media library, seven neighborhood branches, the Mobile Library and Walking Books
Local History at Your Library
We can provide programs on topics such as:
Genealogy and Tracing Your Roots
The Frisco Railway
Orphan Trains
The Civil War in the Ozarks
Online collections of historical photos, documents and artifacts
Missouri’s Impact on World War I
The Online Branch: thelibrary.org
The Library’s website puts our services at your fingertips.
Download e-books
Search for jobs, prepare for interviews
Research any topic
Read national news and magazines
Library catalog--search from home for what you want and place holds
Learn a foreign language
Get the Most from Your E-reader
Learn how to borrow hundreds of Library e-books, e-audiobooks and e-videos for free.
Download Zone shows you how to download books to your e-reader device
Manage your e-entertainment account
Get extra features from the publisher with “Enhanced” titles
Helping Parents Raise Great Readers
The Library helps build readers from birth with our signature early literacy program, Racing To Read.
Regular storytimes at branches
Workshops for parents and caregivers
Learning stations for kids
Family play areas with activities and toys
Board and picture books for all ages
Minding Your Business at the Library
Learn about the Library’s business specialists, research you can use, online products and trends affecting you.
Company research
Demographics
Economic indicators
Legal forms
Business websites and articles
Managing your money
Starting and managing a business
Especially for Nonprofits
Librarians can help you find funds for your nonprofit.
Get help searching and applying for grants, scholarships and government funding
Learn to write winning grant applications
Learn to increase your effectiveness in serving human needs
Tap into publications from a network of more than 425 libraries, foundations and nonprofit resource centers
More than Paper in the 21st Century
In this digital age, information and entertainment come to you in many ways. See what the Library has to offer beyond its outstanding selection of books:
DVDs
CDs
Downloadable books
Free internet access and wi-fi
The Library Is Kid-friendly
Hear what the Library has for babies, preschoolers, kids, ‘tweens and teens.
Books appropriate for all ages and stages
Interactive storytimes
Educational toys and early learning stations
Reading clubs
Online resources for homework help
Music, movies, audiobooks & e-books
Teen Library Councils
Programs for all ages
How to Make the Library Work for You
Use public computers with internet access
Check out DVDs, CDs, books and audiobooks
Download e-books, e-audiobooks and e-videos for free
Enjoy live concerts sponsored by Friends of the Library
Research your family roots
Take free computer and professional skills classes at the Edge Community Technology Center
The Book Talk Experts
Our librarians can help lead a discussion about the things they love best--books:
Classic literary titles
The trendiest nonfiction
The hottest new fiction
Your favorite genres--mystery, romance, westerns, even cooking and gardening titles!