Moniteau County Library

Moniteau County Library Official headquarters of the Moniteau County Library. Established to provide the best in books

Our small community library has grown in patrons, collection, technology and vision over the past 23 years that we have been located at 501 South Oak Street. To better reflect our mission to serve all residents of the county and our commitment to be a 21st century library, we have been renamed Moniteau County Library @ Wood Place. We are happy to serve the residents of Moniteau County in a variety

of ways:

We house over 20,000 items in our collection, which includes books, movies, magazines, and more. We also offer ebooks and audiobooks through our partnership with Missouri Libraries 2 Go. We offer free educational programs for children, such as our Early Literacy Program, and we also provide free computer and wifi access. If you'd like to learn more about our programs and services, or would like to find out how to get a library card, go to our website: moniteaucountylibrary.org, or give us a call at 573-796-2642.

Join us for programs this evening! Tweens will be diamond painting magnets at 4:00.Beginning Readers will be making erup...
06/02/2026

Join us for programs this evening!
Tweens will be diamond painting magnets at 4:00.
Beginning Readers will be making erupting slime at 5:00.

We hope to see you there!

06/01/2026
We have 11 new STEAM kits! They are on the table by the front door. We have kits for all ages! Come check one out today!
05/29/2026

We have 11 new STEAM kits! They are on the table by the front door. We have kits for all ages! Come check one out today!

TODAY IS THE DAY! We officially start our Summer Reading Program. If you haven't registered, no problem. You can come si...
05/26/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! We officially start our Summer Reading Program. If you haven't registered, no problem. You can come sign up today!
We have TWO programs tonight. Our Tweens (entering grades 4-8) will be making adventure hats at 4:00.
Our Elementary kids (entering grades 1-3) will listen to a story and make "pet" goldfish at 5:00.

We hope to see you tonight!

We will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day.
05/20/2026

We will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Registration opens today for the Summer Reading Program at the Moniteau County Library. Children f...
05/18/2026

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Registration opens today for the Summer Reading Program at the Moniteau County Library. Children from newborn to entering 8th grade are eligible to participate.

We have bookmarks for each child, tote bags for each family (families with more than 4 will receive an additional tote bag), and a special puzzle on our community puzzle table that matches our theme.

Registration will be open for the next three weeks.

New Displays for May!For May, we have 4 new displays! We have displays for ALL the Missouri-nominated award books (as we...
05/06/2026

New Displays for May!

For May, we have 4 new displays! We have displays for ALL the Missouri-nominated award books (as well as last year's winners!).
We have:
Building Block Award Books - Preschool-Age Appropriate
Show-Me Award Books - K-3rd Grade Appropriate
Mark Twain Award Books - Grades 4-6
Truman Award Books - Grades 7-9
Gateway Award Books - Grades 10-12

We also have the winners for the 2026 Caldecott and Newbery Awards.
These are just good books. They can be read by readers of any age. As adults, many of our staff members read the nominated books. Feel free to check them out!

We also have displays for Moms (Mother's Day is May 9th!) and a Mystery book display.

We have two Moniteau County Library Board members retiring. The library is currently accepting applications for replacem...
05/04/2026

We have two Moniteau County Library Board members retiring. The library is currently accepting applications for replacements. The Moniteau County Library Board meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. To be eligible to serve on the Moniteau County Library Board, you must reside in our service area.

Applications are available at the library front desk. If you have questions or would like to receive the application via email, please contact the Library Director, Ashli Wood. You can call the Moniteau County Library at 573-796-2642 or email us at [email protected].

Applications are due May 31, 2026. All applications will be delivered to the Moniteau County Commissioners, who will select the new board members. Terms of service will start July 1, 2026, and continue until June 30, 2029.

Thank you for your interest!

Sorry for the inconvenience! The Moniteau County Library will be open today, April 30, 2026, from 11:00-6:00. We will be...
04/30/2026

Sorry for the inconvenience! The Moniteau County Library will be open today, April 30, 2026, from 11:00-6:00. We will be open today, but not until 11:00.

Address

501 S Oak Street
California, MO
65018

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+15737962642

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