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Boards from both the Springfield Public Library and the Greene County Library decided that it would be more effective to operate as one entity and merged in 1971 becoming the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The first library in the district was built with a grant from Andrew Carnegie in 1903 and served as the main district library ...
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Missouri provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Missouri, where 33 public libraries were built from 26 grants (totaling $1,502,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling ...
The expansion into Missouri was made possible by legislation and $11 million was allocated as part of the state's fiscal year 2024 budget. Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger, who supported ...
Learn about volunteer opportunities, the last days of the Dalton Gang and the spooky side of Christmas in events this month. Great programs ahead in November at Springfield-Greene County Library ...
Meyer Library serves as a state, federal, and United Nations depository, with over 934,000 documents available from those bodies. One notable feature of the Duane G. Meyer Library is the Jane A. Meyer Carillon bell tower, which contains 48 bronze bells that chime every quarter-hour.
Aug. 16—ROCHESTER — A new Graham Park grandstand or performance area is unlikely to be in place for next year's Olmsted County Fair, but a plan could be known by the end of the year. "I think ...
The Walnut Street Historic District is a national historic district located in Springfield, Missouri, United States. The district encompasses more than 150 one and two story frame, brick, cast-stone, or stone dwellings in a thirteen block area. The district includes parts of East Walnut Street, East Elm Street, East McDaniel Street, Cordova ...
The original dam at Valley Water Mill was built in the 1850s, to hold water for the operation of McCracken Mill, a local grist mill. In 1957, the lake and land that became the park were purchased by the Springfield Green County parks department. In 2008, the lake and dam were re-constructed giving the reservoir a maximum depth of 14 feet (4.3 m).