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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...

Customer on Center Stage: Wayne Breckenridge

To Mississippi County, Wayne Breckenridge is many things: a full-time Blytheville fireman, a community volunteer, a gamer, a helping...

Customer on Center Stage: Scott Follett

It all started with a backyard experiment. Scott Follett loved to devise science projects with his son, Eddie, and help him develop a...

Customers on Center Stage: Bennett Family

As Michael Bennett drives to his NUCOR office each morning, he sees a sign that heralds the company’s mission to be “stewards of the...

Customer on Center Stage: Mary Atterberry

Born on December 30th, Mary Atterberry often jokes that her middle name should have been “Christmas.” The name would have been fitting,...

Customer on Center Stage: Mary Tom Vermillion

Visitors to the Wilson Library might mistake Mary Tom Vermillion for a librarian. Their guess wouldn’t be far off. Mary Tom has spent her...

Customer on Center Stage: Ashley Baker

Ashley Baker grew up in the library. Her grandparents lived only a few blocks away from the Osceola Branch, so she could walk to the...

Customer on Center Stage: Pat Vaughn

When she moved to Osceola, AR in 1974, Mrs. Pat Vaughn knew she needed to visit the library. An avid reader for most of her life, Mrs....