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Video about Teen Nights

A short 2-minute Public Service Announcement about our new Teen Nights as part of our 2013 Summer Reading ProgramFUN!!!

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New Friday Hours

To save money and cut costs, the library will have new hours on FRIDAYS, beginning on January 4th.Alarm-Clock

We will be open from 1 – 6 p.m.

FREE eBook and Audiobook downloads

Our Library is part of the Missouri consortium, and partnered with OverDrive to make thousands of eBooks and Audiobooks available for loan to cardholders of the McDonald County Library!

To find eBooks and Audiobooks available for download, search Missouri Libraries 2 Go.

If you’ve never downloaded from this site before, you may find it useful to take the Guided Tour and/or read the Quick Start Guide.

You will need to download some free software to read/listen to these downloads. It is highly recommended to either take the Guided Tour and/or read the Quick Start Guide FIRST, before you download titles. Help is available online if you need it… Give it a try!

Software downloads are available here for: OverDrive Media Console and Adobe Digital Editions

For product-specific information about your brand & model of eBook reader/tablet, try the OverDrive Device Resource Center.

Kindle users can watch this video to see step-by-step instructions on downloading Library eBooks.

Note: The Missouri Libraries 2 Go service is for our library patrons only. You will be prompted to enter your library card information when you begin your download.
There is a limit of five (5) eBooks/Audiobooks borrowed from the Missouri Libraries 2 Go site per patron.
However, ANYONE may download as many as they please of the thousands of additional free eBook titles from Project Gutenberg.

(The Project Gutenberg eBooks are for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy them, give them away or re-use them under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with these eBooks or online at www.gutenberg.org.)

When prompted for your library card number, enter your number EX-cluding all the leading zeroes.
For example: If the number on your library card (located underneath the barcode)  is 00091234, then enter 91234 when prompted.
If your library card number is 00123456, then enter 123456 when prompted.

Also see this list of more FREE eBook sources!

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Jesse James Brings Hollywood to the Ozarks

In 1938, the Hollywood movie “Jesse James” was filmed in the Missouri Ozarks. The movie, produced by Twentieth Century Fox and starring Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, and Nancy Kelly, was primarily filmed in McDonald County, and many of its citizens took part in the movie as extras. The film, which was a box office success, was Missouri’s first major contribution to Hollywood filmmaking history. And every August the city of Pineville continues to commemorate its role in the film with its annual “Jesse James Days” celebration.

You can view the Jesse James Movie collection, or browse the entire Missouri Digital Heritage website.

The Jesse James Movie collection includes photographs and memorabilia from the 1938 shooting of the film. These items document the arrival of Hollywood stars and production teams, the filming of the movie in Pineville and elsewhere in McDonald County, and involvement of locals. Included are on- and off-set candid shots of the movie stars.

The Missouri Digital Heritage site (formally “Virtually Missouri”) has more than 6.8 million records, including the collections of the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library and more than 50 institutions from across the state. There’s a wealth of fascinating photographs, maps, state records and other historical documents. We are very pleased to be a part of this excellent resource!

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Library Inclement weather policy

In cases of inclement weather, the library will be closed when the schools are forced to close.

After the first day, we will evaluate the road conditions and will reopen as soon as possible, even if the schools remain closed. If we are closed, no overdue fines will be accrued that day.
If you have questions, please contact the Pineville library at 417-223-4489.

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Board of Trustees Minutes for May 10, 2013

Roll Call – The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m.  Those members present were Erlene Gideon, Rachel Abercrombie, Alice Snodgrass, Ann Crowder-Sanders, Sheila Owens, and Carrie Cline.

Reading of Minutes – After reviewing the April minutes, Sheila made a motion to approve them as written, Ann seconded, and they passed unanimously.

Director’s Report

  • Carrie presented the April statistics
  • There is a Tech Grant opportunity this summer that would enable us to purchase new laptops with only a 15% local match required.  Carrie is going to write a grant proposal for this, due in July.
  • Grant Updates
    • The Non Fiction Grant books have all been ordered, are being processed through right now, and are on display at each library.
    • The Equalization Grant is being partially used to redo and improve each of our children’s sections, including the purchase of rugs, manipulatives, and Bruce’s time to help move everything around and get set up in Pineville.
  • The Summer Reading Program is almost ready to kick off.  The first day will be on Saturday, June 1st at the Pineville Community Center.  Bruce has been working fast and furiously getting the Freebie Cards set up and to the printer, and thank you posters completed, and other registration forms and schedules ready to go.  He also helped us create a 2 minute PSA about the teen program that we can show in each school to generate interest.
  • We actually received some A&E Funds this year to use on materials.
  • The Southwest City Library Empire Electric Bill was over $1000 this past month, but it turned out to be a massive billing error on the part of Empire, much to our relief!
  • Carrie attended another Trustee Webinar concerning By-Laws, and presented a quick rundown of Missouri State Statutes Chapter 182 that specifically governs libraries.

Continue reading Board of Trustees Minutes for May 10, 2013

Board of Trustees Minutes for April 12, 2013

Roll Call – The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. Those members present were Sheila Owens, Erlene Gideon, Alice Snodgrass, Ann Crowder-Sanders, Rachel Abercrombie, and Carrie Cline. Rick Peck was a visitor for a brief time.

Reading of Minutes – After reviewing the March minutes, Sheila made a motion to approve them as written, Ann seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Director’s Report

  • Carrie presented the statistics for March.
  • The Book Sale starts Monday, April 15th.
  • Our large Obituary database has been hosted by GoDaddy very inexpensively for a long time, but now they are discontinuing this service. To save money, Charlie is going to create a database that we can host locally. He and Bruce have been getting the equipment ready this week.
  • This morning the entire staff attended an E-reader Petting Zoo and Training, taught by Bruce. It was very informative, and now we feel better prepared to assist our patrons on various devices.
  • All three libraries, especially Noel and Pineville, are re-doing the children’s spaces as an Equalization project. Neither library has enough room for all of our young patrons, and we are going to make the space larger and more appealing.
  • Instead of a table of prizes this year, area merchants have agreed to be part of our “Freebie Card,” which children and teens can earn this summer after reading 10 hours. This card is going to be worth a great deal of money, and they can take advantage of every offer on it.
  • The fixtures in the hallway near the public bathroom have never worked since I arrived in 2001. We have installed a nice little light on the wall which will light the way to the restroom very nicely.
  • The Non Fiction grant has been received and can be spent this coming week. The appropriate titles will be purchased ASAP, cataloged, and put out on display to check out as many times as possible before the Final Report is due in August.

Continue reading Board of Trustees Minutes for April 12, 2013

FREE eBook Sources

ebook-128x1281In addition to our Library’s OverDrive collection, you can also download an UNLIMITED amount of FREE eBooks from these sources:

Also, you can find many titles searching under Google Books. We recommend using their Advanced Book Search, and selecting the “Full View Only” option to limit your search to the complete (fulltext) books available.

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2013 Teen’s SRP Schedule

Week 1:  Dr. Who

6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, June 6th at the Southwest City Library



Week 2:  Hunger Games

6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, June 13th at the Southwest City Library


Week 3:  Steampunk

6 p.m. Tuesday, June 18th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, June 20th at the Southwest City Library



Week 4:  The Hobbit

6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, June 27th at the Southwest City Library



Week 5:  Independence Day holiday break

… Enjoy the fireworks!

 



Week 6:  Shark Attack!

6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, July 11th at the Southwest City Library



Week 7:  Underground Music

6 p.m. Tuesday, July 16th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, July 18th at the Southwest City Library



Week 8:  Zombie Apocalypse

6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4th at the Pineville Library

6 p.m. Thursday, June 6th at the Southwest City Library



Final Party:  Zombie Prom

Thursday, July 26th
Held at the new Pineville Community Center
6 p.m. – Doors open (makeup & costume preparation)
7 p.m. – Dance begins

 

Please also see our Teen’s Summer Reading Program page for LOTS more information!

 


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2013 Children’s SRP Schedule

10 a.m. Saturday, June 1st
at the Pineville Library
Summer
Reading Program
Kick-Off Party!
6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4th
at the Southwest City Library
6 p.m. Thursday, June 6th
at the Pineville Library
Week 1:

We
Really Dig Gardening!
6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11th
at the Southwest City Library
6 p.m. Thursday, June 13th
at the Pineville Library
Week 2:

What’s
Under the House?
6 p.m. Tuesday, June 18th
at the Southwest City Library
6 p.m. Thursday, June 20th
at the Pineville Library
Week 3:

Archaeology
with the
“Shovel Bums”
6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25th
at the Southwest City Library
6 p.m. Thursday, June 27th
at the Pineville Library
Week 4:

Digging
for Dinosaurs
10 a.m. Tuesday, July 2nd
Meet at Bluff Dweller’s Cavern
in Noel
.
954 Hwy. 59 South
(click  for MAP and directions)
Week 5:

Caving Field Trip!All SRP participants invited

10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9th
at the Southwest City Library
10 a.m. Thursday, July 11th
at the Pineville Library
Week 6:

Underground
Animals: Truth is Stranger than Fiction
10 a.m. Tuesday, July 16th
at the Southwest City Library
10 a.m. Thursday, July 18th
at the Pineville Library
Week 7:

Earth’s
on the Move: Earthquakes, Volcanoes & More
10 a.m. Tuesday, July 23rd
at the Southwest City Library
10 a.m. Thursday, July 25th
at the Pineville Library
Week 8:

Digging Up Trouble: Gnomes, Faeries
& their Treasure

Please also see our Children’s Summer Reading Program page for LOTS more information!

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Board of Trustees Minutes for March 8, 2013

Roll Call – Alice called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m.  Those members present were Alice Snodgrass, Erlene Gideon, Rachel Abercrombie, Ann Crowder-Sanders, Sheila Owens, and Carrie Cline.

Reading of Minutes – After reviewing the February minutes, Ann made a motion to approve the minutes, Rachel seconded, and they were approved unanimously.

Director’s Report

  • The February statistics were presented.
  • Carrie will be attending the fund-raising carnival at the high school on Saturday, March 9th to represent the library at the Book Walk attraction.  Thank you to Bruce Arnold for helping to haul the many boxes of free books over to the high school.
  • Concerning the Summer Reading Program, Carrie has called each school and will have booths at various parent nights and carnivals in March and April to hand out material to families.
  • Story times have been going well.  Yesterday, for the first time ever, there were more participants at Southwest City (25) than at Pineville (20)!  Very exciting for Southwest City!
  • Since receiving the E-reader grant, the five devices are being shipped.  Once they are here, we will be having a staff workshop to learn the devices, then various “Petting Zoo” events for patrons at Pineville and Southwest City in April before the Summer Reading Programs begin.
  • Shannon will be leaving us at the end of the month for another job.  We wish her all the best, and the schedule will be amended to help save the library some additional hours.  We might be able to reopen on Friday mornings during the summer.
  • Carrie attended the Epsilon Sigma Alpha meeting and received the “Diana Award” for achievement.
  • The April book sale will be during the week of April 15th.

Continue reading Board of Trustees Minutes for March 8, 2013

Board of Trustees Minutes for February 8, 2013

Roll Call – The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Vice President Sheila Owens. Those members present were Sheila Owens, Rachel Abercrombie, Ann Crowder-Sanders, and Carrie Cline. Alice Snodgrass and Erlene Gideon were unable to attend.

Reading of Minutes – After reviewing the January minutes, Ann made a motion to accept them as written, Rachel seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Director’s Report

  • Carrie presented the January statistics.
  • The library received the 2013 Summer Reading Program grant for $8400.
  • The library also received a grant for eReaders for $1115.
  • The library is partnering with the McDonald County High School library to hold a weekly after-school program for interested students called “Permanent Addictions : Books, Beans & Blogs.” It is gaining in popularity every week, and a great outreach to our area teens.
  • Carrie presented a letter from Mr. Fitts concerning our sign prohibiting weapons in the library. The board discussed the history of the Conceal and Carry Law and how it pertains to the library, and the effectiveness of such a policy. This matter is tabled until the next meeting, because all board members must be in attendance to amend a policy.
  • Carrie attended a webinar about Working with your Library Board, and handed out a summary of the items discussed. Carrie’s job and the Board’s job were compared and discussed.

Continue reading Board of Trustees Minutes for February 8, 2013

Board of Trustees Minutes for January 11, 2013

Roll Call – The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. Those members present were Erlene Gideon, Alice Snodgrass, Sheila Owens, Rachel Abercrombie, Ann Crowder-Sanders, and Carrie Cline.

Reading of Minutes – After reviewing the minutes from December, Sheila made a motion to approve them as written, Ann seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Director’s Report

  • Carrie presented the December statistics and the 2012 Year-End statistics.
  • The library will team up with Carol Owens at the High School library to host an after school program each week entitled, “Permanent Addictions : Books, Beans & Blogs.” The ultimate goal is to find teens to volunteer next summer during the Summer Reading Program and to take part in the teen activities we have planned in June and July.
  • We have trimmed over 14 hours out of the employee schedule per week, which we hope adds up to a substantial cut.
  • The Friday closings have gone over very well, with very little complaining from patrons. Many patrons expressed their support for the library if we ever try for a tax increase.
  • Carrie and Wes will attend the Noel Primary Family Technology night at the end of the month to promote our material and programs.
  • Anna Gibbs was named the McDonald County Library Volunteer of the Year because of her selfless donation of time and skill whenever we need it. She is especially valuable during the book sales.

Continue reading Board of Trustees Minutes for January 11, 2013

Property Tax Question

The McDonald County Library operates almost entirely on your property taxes. The library receives only a tiny fraction (currently 2.53%) of your total bill, almost all of the rest goes to schools. And the library has operated with the same tax levy since it was founded.

However, since then the library has opened two new branches, and with constant inflation the operating costs continue to rise; yet the library continues to get by on the same set amount every year.

Also, the McDonald County Library aggressively pursues state and federal grants, and other outside funding. But even with this occasional extra income it is difficult to balance the budget, and the availability of grants has dramatically decreased in recent years since the economic downturn.

Therefore, the library Board of Trustees is now considering asking voters for an increase in the library tax levy during an upcoming election. If passed, this will result in a SMALL increase in your property taxes. To see how very little an increase this will likely be for you, try this Tax Estimator…

Input your current TOTAL Property Tax in the box below,
then hit the Enter key to see the result:

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Look on YOUR McDonald County Property Tax Statement/Receipt, and compare it to this sample:

(These estimates are based on the latest figures we have available. They may vary slightly more or less. The official amount will be shown on the ballot during the election of course, and we will update this Tax Estimator to reflect any changes.)

 


Here is the 2011 McDonald County Property Tax breakdown…

Where your property tax dollar goes

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It’s hard to read, but the library’s small (2.53%) portion is that small sliver second from the right.

Because of the way taxes are apportioned, the percentage of every dollar changes slightly every year,
even though the actual levy amount hasn’t changed.
(Almost every year the library receives an even smaller percentage, because the schools keep getting more.)

The public library is available for the benefit of everyone!

“The library is the only place that you pay property taxes for, where you are allowed to walk into at any time, for any reason, and you are welcome there.”

Carrie Cline
McDonald County Library Director

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.”

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
Industrialist, Businessman, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
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