The Park Central Branch Library will be closed through January 21 due to COVID-19. Read details.

Face masks are required for everyone age 3 and older in all Library branches. For exceptions, read more.

The Library

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LIBRARY LOCATIONS

Park Central Branch Library

128 Park Central Square
P.O. Box 248
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: (417) 831-1342

Shannon Wortham, Branch Manager
shannonw@thelibrary.org

Branch Hours

  • Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Holiday Closings Holiday Closings

Photo of Park Central Branch Library

Downtown Map & Parking Guide

Directions

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Programs and Events

Programs inside some library branches have been curtailed to help minimize the impact of the coronavirus, so we're sending programs to you—virtually. Check out the Library's Virtual Programs page for details.

Through February 28, pick up Library Takeout for kids; click for details.

Starting December 1, pick up Library Takeout for adults; click for details.

Services

  • Computers, Internet & Wi-Fi
    Computers, Internet & Wi-Fi
    Internet, electronic databases and Library catalogs [Details] See Wi-Fi hours.
  • Coffee Ethic
    Coffee Ethic
    [Website]
  • Printers
    Printers
    Print from Library computers or your own device. Black and white - 10¢; color - 50¢. Cash only.
  • Copiers
    Copiers
    Black and white copies are 10¢; 20¢ for 11x17. Color copies are 50¢; $1 for 11x17. Cash only.
  • Self-Service Fax Machine
    Self-Service Fax Machine
    $1.75 first page; $1 other pages. Debit/Credit card only. Send only.
  • Services for Special Needs
    Services for Special Needs
    Motorized scooter, closed-circuit television video magnifier and more [Details]

Go green! Copies may be scanned to a USB drive. Bring your own USB drive, or purchase one at the Library Center for $5.

About the Park Central Branch

Park Central Branch LibraryThe Park Central Branch Library, an arts- and media-themed non-traditional facility, features a small collection of popular fiction and nonfiction books on face-out shelving, a wide selection of local and national newspapers and magazines and DVDs, CDs and audiobooks. More than a dozen computer stations provide downtown patrons with high-speed access to the Internet and the Library's catalog and research databases. The facility includes a self-checkout machine, a disc vending machine, gallery walls, a laptop bar and other seating. Beverages, pastries and snacks are available next door at The Coffee Ethic.