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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Beth Roberts
Mar 13, 20213 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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Beth Roberts
Feb 27, 20213 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
Jan 2, 20213 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 12, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 21: Winter Reading
December in Mississippi County. We may not get snow, but the holiday season is in the air: lights and decorations adorn our homes and...
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Beth Roberts
Nov 28, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 20: Hotspots for Checkout
The Mississippi County Library System (MCLS), Osceola Branch, has been selected as one of 20 U.S. libraries for a national grant! The...
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Beth Roberts
Nov 14, 20203 min
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....
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Beth Roberts
Oct 17, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 17: MCLS Wins National Grant
Great things are happening at the Mississippi County Library System (MCLS)! We’re gearing up for some fun activities this fall and...
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Beth Roberts
Sep 5, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 14: Homework Hub
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...
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Lowell Walters
Jul 25, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 11: MCLS Initiatives
By Lowell Walters, MCLS Director This week I decided to give Beth Roberts, our Public Relations Specialist, a break and offer readers an...
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Beth Roberts
May 16, 20204 min
Shelf Talk 6: Soft Open
Two months. Life has changed in the last two months. Two months of staying home, wearing masks, disinfecting surfaces, washing hands,...
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Beth Roberts
Apr 4, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 4: New Services for Novel Times
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...
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Beth Roberts
Mar 21, 20203 min
Shelf Talk 3: COVID-19 Response
By Beth Roberts, MCLS PR and Customer Service Specialist On Sunday afternoons, my family rests. Monday through Saturday is a never-ending...
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Lowell Walters
Jan 4, 20193 min
From the Director's Desk
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...
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Lowell Walters
Aug 3, 20181 min
From the Director's Desk
This quarter I would like to make readers aware of a pending expansion of the MCLS online ebook and audiobook collection. Over the past...
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