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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 LIBRARY PATRONS received $10,820,040 in the equivalent value from the use of the 215,248 ITEMS in the library’s collection, and they logged 48,932 USES of the library computers and the free library Wi-Fi service. In 2018, The Library supplied 33,346 PIECES of electronic materials, and The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library Staff facilitated 2,449 DIVERSE PROGRAMS that served 58,015 PARTICIPANTS. The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library’s mission is “CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF KNOWLEDGE.” We welcome you to join our mission and benefit from our service; go to blrLibrary.org or stop by one of our branches.