Park Central Branch Library

LIBRARY LOCATIONS Park Central Branch Library

128 Park Central Square
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone:(417) 831-1342

Kristin Bennett, Branch Manager
kristinb@thelibrary.org

Branch Hours

Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

Holiday Closings

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From the Library Staff

Park Central

Park Central Branch

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.

Services

	Computers, Internet & Wi-Fi Internet, electronic databases and Library catalogs [Details]		Coffee Ethic Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-10p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. [Website]
	Printers Black and white printouts are 10¢; color printouts are 50¢. Cash only.		Copiers Black and white copies are 10¢. Color copies are 50¢; $1 for 11x17. Cash only.
	Services for Special Needs Technology, collection and services [Details]		Test Proctoring Available for a small fee. [Details]

Go green! Copies may be scanned to a USB drive. Bring your own USB drive, or purchase one at the Library for $7.

Programs and Events

Tuesday, April 22

Under-An-Hour Reading Club, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 26

Park Central's Walk-in Weekend Theater for Kids!, 11:00 a.m.
Park Central's Walk-in Weekend Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29

Under-An-Hour Reading Club, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, May 2

First Friday Art Walk, 6:00 p.m.

More programs

On Display Now

Alaskan Photographs by Mary Ellen Chiles

More displays

Book Discussions

Under-An-Hour Reading Club
Book Discussion
April 22, 6:00 p.m.

More book discussions

Take Center Stage at Park Central

Are you an acoustic musician, poet or thespian? Perhaps you're a comic, mime or ventriloquist looking for a place to try new material? What better place than the community stage at the Park Central Branch Library? There's already a performance schedule in place and it's free! Drop by the branch, or call 831-1342 for more information.

Visit the Library on First Friday

First Friday Artwalk Make the Park Central Branch Library part of your First Friday Art Walk festivities. The library will display works by area artists along with other galleries and businesses downtown. Take a stroll to the southwest corner of the Square -- where arts, entertainment and information meet.