To help feature extended resources that can bring library services (like storytime) to our patrons over the internet, we have started a new section of the li...

The BLRL’s nine branch locations will remain closed through April 24, 2020... In an effort to flatten the curve and protect the health and safety of our patr...

Barry-Lawrence Regional Lib rary For Immediate Release March 16, 2020 The unprecedented COVID-19 health crisis is changing daily life for everyone. The evide...

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This new library program has three main goals. We want to make reading and literacy a more important part of every child's life. Provide community leaders a ...

You may not appreciate how many of your friends and neighbors depend on the Library on a weekly or even daily basis. Local kids, teens, adults, and seniors a...

Monett, July 25, 2019 - “The Library only had to pay $4,032 of the $16,128 total price tag; due to the diligent grant-writing of the Library Computer Technic...

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The library needs your help to improve your library. Your opinions and ideas will shape the future of the BLRL in your community. We have developed a short s...

At the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, our story is intertwined with the stories of the communities we serve. Though the years the library has been privileg...

WE ARE MISSOURI’S 1ST Consolidated Library District, and hold one of the states LARGEST PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTIONS of books and other media. Last year 53,640...

Check the library's calendar of events online or visit your local library branch for details on weekly or monthly programs for all ages offered at your libra...

The Mt. Vernon Branch Library (Walter C. McCanse Memorial Library) was the first to join with the Barry County Library in 1954 in a cooperative system. Mt. V...