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Shelf Talk 10: MCLS School Resources
It may be only mid-July, but we are already thinking about school. Teachers and administrators across the county are working hard to...

Beth Roberts
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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Shelf Talk 9: Support Local
About 400 years ago, poet John Donne was deathly ill. It was during this sickness that he penned the famous Meditation 17, “No Man is an...

Beth Roberts
Jun 27, 20203 min read
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Shelf Talk 8: Summer Reading Part 2
Imagine your story. Remember your favorite fairy tale or folktale: did you ever want to be one of those characters? Did you ever wish you...

Beth Roberts
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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Shelf Talk 7: Summer Reading Part 1
Do you remember Summer Reading at the Library? I sure do. As a kid, nothing focused my competitive urges quite like Summer Reading. I was...

Beth Roberts
May 30, 20203 min read
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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,...

Beth Roberts
May 16, 20204 min read
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Shelf Talk 5: Virtual Reality
When I was a kid, the big new thing was Virtual Reality. In the ‘90s, personal computers were just becoming common place, internet (for...

Beth Roberts
Apr 18, 20203 min read
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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...

Beth Roberts
Apr 4, 20203 min read
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From the Director's Desk
As many will remember, on February 24, 2018 a tornado severely damaged the Keiser Public Library. On January 22, 2019, the renovated...
Lowell Walters
May 3, 20192 min read
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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...
Lowell Walters
Jan 4, 20193 min read
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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...
Lowell Walters
Aug 3, 20181 min read
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From the Director's Desk
Shortly after the printing of our last newsletter, the Keiser Public Library was struck by a tornado. Though the building was heavily...
Lowell Walters
May 4, 20184 min read
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From the Director's Desk
I hope that you had a meaningful holiday season and that you have been able to stay warm during the first half of this winter which...
Lowell Walters
Feb 2, 20182 min read
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From the Director's Desk
As I approach my first holiday season in northeastern Arkansas, I would like to thank the communities of Mississippi County for making my...
Lowell Walters
Nov 3, 20173 min read
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