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    Beth Roberts
    • Sep 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 38: ARPA Grant

    The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) is honored to be a recipient of over $40,000 in ARPA grant funding! This funding is made...
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    Shelf Talk 37: Coming Soon!
    Beth Roberts
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 37: Coming Soon!

    It has been a big week at the Mississippi County Library System (MCLS)! With our libraries newly reopened to library programming, it has...
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    Shelf Talk 36: Welcome Back!
    Beth Roberts
    • Jul 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shelf Talk 36: Welcome Back!

    The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) libraries are open, and you’re invited to join the fun! After a year and a half of...
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    Lowell Walters
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shelf Talk 35: Requesting Titles

    Since Beth Roberts is taking a well-earned vacation, you all are stuck with hearing from the Mississippi County Library System (MCLS)...
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    Shelf Talk 34: Juneteenth Book Signing
    Beth Roberts
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shelf Talk 34: Juneteenth Book Signing

    On June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after...
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    Lowell Walters
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    MCLS Director Glad to Serve

    As I approach the end of another business week and look toward the business of next week, the Lord has reminded me of just how blessed I...
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    Shelf Talk 33: Employee of the Quarter Mary Razor
    Beth Roberts
    • Jun 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 33: Employee of the Quarter Mary Razor

    The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) is delighted to announce Mary Razor as the MCLS Employee of the Quarter for 1st Quarter...
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    Church Donates Funds for Hunger Relief
    Beth Roberts
    • May 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Church Donates Funds for Hunger Relief

    The #BlythevilleBranch of #yourMCLS is honored to be chosen as a recipient of grant funding through the The Methodist Foundation for...
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    Shelf Talk: Summer Reading Part 2
    Beth Roberts
    • May 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk: Summer Reading Part 2

    Get ready for Tails and Tales this summer! The school year is winding down. Students across the county are finishing classes and exams...
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    Shelf Talk: Summer Reading Part 1
    Beth Roberts
    • May 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk: Summer Reading Part 1

    I love Spring in Mississippi County. Spring has really outdone itself this year: tulip trees, dogwoods, and azaleas pop bright color on...
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    MCLS wins Pride in Property Award
    Lowell Walters
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    MCLS wins Pride in Property Award

    Last week the Blytheville Public Library was honored to receive the annual Pride in Property award from the Greater Blytheville Area...
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    Shelf Talk 30: County Update
    Beth Roberts
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 30: County Update

    Did you know that you have six public libraries at your service in Mississippi County? That’s right: SIX! And all are here to serve you....
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    Shelf Talk 29: National Library Week
    Beth Roberts
    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 29: National Library Week

    The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) is excited to celebrate National Library Week! We encourage you to come visit one of our...
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    Shelf Talk 28: Healthy Community
    Beth Roberts
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 28: Healthy Community

    MCLS RECEIVES GRANT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a...
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    Shelf Talk 27: Fake News
    Beth Roberts
    • Mar 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 27: Fake News

    Fake news. It’s a constant refrain everywhere we turn, shouted by politicians, social media, and news channels. It’s a phrase we’ve begun...
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    Shelf Talk 26: Community Catalog
    Beth Roberts
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 26: Community Catalog

    Almost exactly a year ago, I was at the Public Library Association’s biannual conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The small delegation...
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    Beth Roberts
    • Feb 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 25: Celebrate Black History Month

    In a 1976 proclamation, President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected...
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    Beth Roberts
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 24: Library Receives National Grant

    Shelf Talk: Library Announces Grant for Mental Health Awareness BLYTHEVILLE LIBRARY RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT FOR SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARIES...
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    Shelf Talk 23: Employee of the Quarter Randy Newman
    Beth Roberts
    • Jan 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 23: Employee of the Quarter Randy Newman

    The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) is delighted to announce Randy Newman as MCLS Employee of the Quarter for 4th Quarter 2020....
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    Beth Roberts
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Shelf Talk 22: Thank you, Volunteers!

    Have you visited the Blytheville library lately? The last two years have been a time of transformation: we now have a new roof, new...
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