On June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after...

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...

Almost exactly a year ago, I was at the Public Library Association’s biannual conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The small delegation...

The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS) is delighted to announce Randy Newman as MCLS Employee of the Quarter for 4th Quarter 2020....

December in Mississippi County. We may not get snow, but the holiday season is in the air: lights and decorations adorn our homes and...

The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS), Osceola Branch, has been selected as one of 20 U.S. libraries for a national grant! The...

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....

Great things are happening at the Mississippi County Library System (MCLS)! We’re gearing up for some fun activities this fall and...

Welcome back to school! Even if you don’t have a student in your life, you can’t deny the energy that a new school year brings. The...

By Lowell Walters, MCLS Director This week I decided to give Beth Roberts, our Public Relations Specialist, a break and offer readers an...

Two months. Life has changed in the last two months. Two months of staying home, wearing masks, disinfecting surfaces, washing hands,...

By Beth Roberts, MCLS PR and Customer Service Specialist During the COVID-19 crisis, so much of the news is focused on what we should not...

By Beth Roberts, MCLS PR and Customer Service Specialist On Sunday afternoons, my family rests. Monday through Saturday is a never-ending...

The MCLS has a number of initiatives underway at this time. A key project is a conversion to a new catalog and circulation system, which...

This quarter I would like to make readers aware of a pending expansion of the MCLS online ebook and audiobook collection. Over the past...