Ash Grove Branch Library
Beth Snow, Branch Manager
101 East Main Street, Ash Grove, Missouri 65604
Phone (417) 751-2933  Fax (417) 751-2275
[map]
 Founded in 1938, the Ash Grove Branch Library is the oldest county branch of
the Springfield-Greene County Library. The branch is located on the southeast
corner of Main Street and Calhoun Street (Highway V) in the northwest Greene
County town of Ash Grove. Thanks to its friendly staff, who know many patrons
by name, the branch retains its small-town charm while providing up-to-date library
service.
Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Book Stop
In partnership with Price Cutter
Plus grocery store, the Library sponsors
Book Stop, an off-site Library access point located at the Price Cutter Plus
store at 3260 E. Battlefield Road near 65 Bypass.
An outdoor book drop is located near the entrance of the grocery store for
book returns from any Library facility. Patrons can also pick up hold materials
at the store's service desk.
Brentwood Branch Library
Marilyn Prosser,
Branch Manager
2214 Brentwood Boulevard, Springfield, Missouri 65804-3298
Phone (417) 883-1974 Fax (417) 883-6412
[map] [driving directions]
 Located on the corner of Brentwood Boulevard and
Seminole Street, one block east of the intersection of Glenstone Avenue and
Seminole Street, the Brentwood Branch Library has served southeast Springfield
since 1971. The branch, convenient to such popular shopping centers as the Plaza,
Brentwood Center, Battlefield Mall and Primrose Marketplace, is popular with young
and old alike.
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For information about bus service, see City Utilities Transit
Information page.
Fair Grove Branch Library
Allison Eckhardt, Branch Manager
81 South Orchard Boulevard, Fair Grove, Missouri 65648-8421
Phone (417) 759-2637 Fax (417) 759-2638
[map]
 The townspeople of Fair Grove had long been faithful patrons of their once-a-week
bookmobile stop. They were rewarded for their faithfulness when the Fair Grove
Branch Library became the eighth branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library
District in 2000. The branch is located in the new City Hall Building on the corner
of Orchard Boulevard and Old Mill Road in the northeast Greene County town
of Fair Grove.
Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7
p.m.
The Library Center
Lorraine Sandstrom, Branch Manager
4653 South Campbell, Springfield, Missouri 65810-1723
Phone: (417) 882-0714 Fax: (417) 889-2547
[map] [driving directions]
 The Library Center is the headquarters of the Springfield-Greene County Library
District. The 82,000-square-foot building houses major collections
of print and electronic resources. These include special collections
such as business, automotive and local history and genealogy
as well as fully equipped computer labs, private study rooms,
state-of-the-art reference technology and many more expanded
services. In addition, the Library Center includes other amenities
characteristic of larger urban libraries. Those features include
a 185-seat auditorium, a glass-enclosed recreational reading
room, a story hour room, outdoor story garden, a 134-seat
public meeting room, five other meeting rooms of various sizes
and capacities, a Between
Friends gift shop and MudHouse cafe. The facility is located
at the intersection of Campbell
and Lakewood, the second lighted intersection south of
the James River Freeway.
Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5
p.m.; Drive-up Window: Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1
to 5 p.m.
For information about bus service, see City Utilities Transit
Information page. The Library Station
Melissa Davis, Branch Manager
2535 N Kansas Expressway, Springfield, Missouri 65803-1184
Phone (417) 865-1340 Fax (417) 862-6514
[map]
 The Library Station is the newest "destination library" in the Springfield-Greene
County Library District. The 36,000-square-foot facility houses a large collection
of print and electronic resources, a consumer law collection, an automotive repair
collection and a local history and genealogy department. In addition, there is
a fully-equipped mobile computer lab, private study rooms, state-of-the-art reference
technology and numerous other expanded services. The Library Station includes
other amenities characteristic of larger, urban libraries. Those features include
ten different configurations of meeting rooms, a large, comfortable reading room,
a Between Friends Gift Shop and a Panera Bread cafe.
The branch is located on North Kansas Expressway between Kearney Street and Interstate
44.
Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5
p.m.; Drive-up Window: Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 1
to 5 p.m.
For information about bus service, see City Utilities Transit
Information page.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
Jim Miller , Branch Manager
397 East Central Street, Springfield, Missouri 65802-3834
Phone (417) 862-0135 Fax (417) 866-1259
[map] [driving directions]
 This stately Carnegie library opened its doors in 1905, and ever since, the
Midtown Carnegie Branch has been serving the information needs
of the citizens of Greene County. The Midtown Carnegie Branch
has been renovated to make it a cozy neighborhood library,
and to restore it to the architectural glory of its earlier
years. There are more wooden library tables and comfortable
reading chairs. Centrally located at the northwest corner of Central Street and Jefferson
Avenue, the Midtown Carnegie Branch is at the heart of
the city's Government Plaza.
Hours of Operation as of October 1, 2005: Monday-Thursday,
8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For information about bus service, see City Utilities Transit
Information page. Outreach Services
Allison Eckhardt, Outreach Manager
4653 S. Campbell, Springfield, Missouri 65810-1723
Phone (417) 883-5366
 Initially formed in 1955 as the Bookmobile department of the Greene County
Library, Outreach Services today encompasses many different programs which reach
out to those citizens of Greene County who are not able to use traditional library
services. These include operation of a Bookmobile, special rotating collections at
various locations, Memory Bags and Walking
Books, delivery of library materials to the homebound.
Park Central Branch Library
Jazy Mihalik , Branch Manager
128 Park Central Square, Springfield, Missouri 65806-1311
Phone (417) 831-1342
[MySpace page]
[map] [downtown map & parking guide]
The Park Central Branch Library, an arts- and media-themed non-traditional facility, features a small collection of popular fiction and nonfiction books, a wide selection of local, national and international newspapers and magazines, all on face-out shelving, plus DVDs and CDs. More than a dozen computer stations provide downtown patrons with high-speed access to the Internet, e-mail and the Library's informative research databases. The facility includes flat-screen TVs, a self-checkout machine, gallery walls, reading cubes, ottomans and lounge chairs. Beverages, pastries and snacks are available via an interior doorway to the adjacent The Coffee Ethic.
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Republic Branch Library
Kim Flores, Branch Manager
1264 US Highway 60 East, Republic, Missouri 65738-1248
Phone (417) 732-7284 Fax (417) 732-1256
[map] [driving directions]
 The Republic Branch Library was opened in 1961 as a consolidation of book deposits
held at several locations in this western Greene County city. The branch has relocated
four times as use of the library continues to grow. The storefront branch is presently
located in the Merchant's Park Shopping Center, on Highway
60 East, just east of the turnoff to Highway 174.
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Strafford Branch Library
Allison Eckhardt, Branch Manager
101 State Highway 125, Suite H, Strafford, MO, 65757-8998
Phone (417) 736-9233
[map]
 Within view of Old Route 66, the automobile-themed Strafford Branch Library gives residents of this eastern Greene County community their own facility, and becomes the tenth library in the Springfield-Greene County Library district, and the fifth outside of Springfield.
The Strafford Branch occupies 2,500 square feet of leased space in Chestnut Plaza, an attractive shopping center south of Interstate 44 on State Highway 125. Near Strafford schools, the Library is easily accessible to students.
The Friends of the Library, who, for more than 25 years, have steadfastly raised money through their highly popular annual book sales, donated $26,300 to buy most of the furnishings for the branch. Empire Bank donated $4,000 for two murals that enhance the vintage car décor.
Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7
p.m.
Willard Branch Library
Beth Snow, Branch Manager
304 East Jackson
East Shopping Center, Willard, Missouri 65781-0517
Phone: (417) 742-4258 Fax: (417) 742-4589
[map]
 The second newest branch in the library system opened in 1992 after the northwest
Greene County community pledged its support of a local branch. The storefront
branch, in the East Shopping Center just a few blocks north of Highway 160 on Jackson Street
(Z Highway), is conveniently located across the street from the Willard Middle
School.
Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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