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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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Shelf Talk 19: Holiday Reading

It’s the Holiday Season! Time to be thankful for friends and family, to count our blessings, and to celebrate the end of a long year....

Shelf Talk 13: Summer Reading Roundup

Whew! What a summer at the Mississippi County Library System (MCLS)! We kept ourselves busy with curbside services, book sales, and a...