Mississippi County Library District

Mississippi County Library District Mississippi County Library District in Charleston and East Prairie, Missouri The headquarters in Charleston also serves as a regional genealogy center.

The Mississippi County Library District, established in 1945, is located in Southeast Missouri adjacent to the Mississippi River, and consists of the Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library in Charleston and the Mitchell Memorial Branch Library in East Prairie. The library offers a variety of services to help meet the information needs of residents. In 1994 the library in Charleston received a $575,000 gi

ft from the trustees of the Clara Newnam estate to purchase a site and construct a 7,500 square foot building. The new building offers a meeting room for clubs and organizations and public access computers connected to the Internet for all county residents to utilize.

An ode to library card catalogs đź–¤Before the digital age, there were rooms filled with wooden cabinets and millions of de...
08/21/2026

An ode to library card catalogs đź–¤
Before the digital age, there were rooms filled with wooden cabinets and millions of detailed cards. Each one typed/written and placed there by human hands.
Search engines are efficient, but they don't smell like oak and old paper.

Happy Friday!!!!
08/14/2026

Happy Friday!!!!

Attention Summer Readers! Be sure to turn in your bingo cards by this coming Wednesday, August 12. Thank you to all our ...
08/09/2026

Attention Summer Readers! Be sure to turn in your bingo cards by this coming Wednesday, August 12.

Thank you to all our young readers and their families who supported both the Charleston and East Prairie Summer Reading Programs! We loved unearthing stories with you all summer long!!

2027 Summer Reading theme won't be a mystery for long; information coming soon!

Mrs. Patt Helms and her helper Ms. Kena read and taught us about how special and unique we all are to go along with the ...
07/23/2026

Mrs. Patt Helms and her helper Ms. Kena read and taught us about how special and unique we all are to go along with the book, “A Dinosaur Called Tiny” by Alan Durant.

Charleston Library's most recent summer reading program was hosted by Mrs. Liz Roberts! Our young readers had a blast "d...
07/18/2026

Charleston Library's most recent summer reading program was hosted by Mrs. Liz Roberts! Our young readers had a blast "digging up" their art creations and learning how dinosaurs show good manners. Thank you Liz for sharing your creativity and love of art and reading with our young archeologists.

Join us Monday, July 20, at 1:00 pm, for Charleston's final summer reading program!

Thank you Ms. Jade for reading today! The kids learned how to catch a dinosaur and made dino masks!🦕
07/16/2026

Thank you Ms. Jade for reading today! The kids learned how to catch a dinosaur and made dino masks!🦕

We had 26 kids for our first Summer Reading with Mrs. Leslie Allgier! The kids got to make their own dinosaur as well, t...
07/16/2026

We had 26 kids for our first Summer Reading with Mrs. Leslie Allgier! The kids got to make their own dinosaur as well, to go with the book they read, “Dinosaur Day” by Diana Murray.

Don't forget to come see us at the East Prairie Library Thursday July 9th at 10:30 for summer reading!!Arwork by Dominiq...
07/06/2026

Don't forget to come see us at the East Prairie Library Thursday July 9th at 10:30 for summer reading!!
Arwork by Dominique Turner

Theo Thesaurus: The Dinosaur Who Loved Big Words was a hit at the library! We had 38 readers join us on June 22 to unear...
07/06/2026

Theo Thesaurus: The Dinosaur Who Loved Big Words was a hit at the library! We had 38 readers join us on June 22 to unearth another story and make their own Thesaurus Dinosaurs.

We are looking forward to our next adventure! Join Mrs. Liz Roberts tomorrow, Monday, July 6, at 1:00 pm, to Unearth a Story at the Charleston branch.

“Something bearing a potent strength that would forever go unmatched. Love.”― Sarah A. Parker, The Ballad of Falling Dra...
06/26/2026

“Something bearing a potent strength that would forever go unmatched. Love.”
― Sarah A. Parker, The Ballad of Falling Dragons
New E-books and Audios on the Libby App.

Address

105 E Marshall Street
Charleston, MO
63834

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+15736836748

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