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Library Closings
- Thursday, July 4th - Library is Closed for Independence Day
Programs and Events
Thursday, June 20th
- 9:30 AM - Tales 2s & 3s
- 10:30 AM - Fun for 4s & 5s
- 11:15 AM - Magician Eric Vaughn
- 1:00 PM - Teen Crafternoons: Crafty Clothes
- 1:00 PM - Child Safety Classes
- 6:00 PM - Third Thirsday : Magician Eric Vaughn
Saturday, June 22nd
- 10:30 AM - Saturday Storytime
Monday, June 24th
- 6:30 PM - Readers Without Borders Book Club
Did you know. . . ?
- Summer Reading is going on now!
Are you on Facebook? We've been nominated for a chance to win $1000 Community Grant from Beimdiek. Click 
"Like" their page, Click "Vote Now" icon. Find Joplin Public Library in the list. Click to vote. Scroll to bottom of page and click to Submit the vote. You can vote one time per day through 5/31/13.
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Do you receive your notices from us by mail? We have an automated service calling to let you know your Holds are ready for you to pick up or let you know if you have any Overdues. The calls will only be between 9am - 8pm. If you have an answering machine it will leave you a message. If we can't reach you by phone, we will continue to mail you the notice. If you receive email notices from us, nothing will change.
You can now get Library eBooks on your Kindle - see the step by step guide - Kindle Library eBooks
We have a Facebook page -
Want to get to our catalog please click on our menu bar above or this link and you can get to our catalog to do your searches and more - http://jpl.polarislibrary.com Please read our news page for more information.
Do you want to see our catalog on your iPad, iPhone or other smartphone that has Internet access? You can go to our mobile version at http://jpl.polarislibrary.com/mobile
Overdrive is here! Interested in eBooks and audiobooks for your ereaders, iPads, mp3 players, etc? Click up on the Missouri Libraries 2 Go button on the left side of this webpage. With your library card you will be able to login and check out (download to your device) up to 5 items. For more information go to our news page.
Check out the Kids Page for our new ebooks for ekids link. It's a collection of animated, talking picture books and games.
ATTENTION ALL LIBRARY USERS! All children under 6 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
We have a blog for you to check out:
chatncraft.wordpress.com - the Chat n Craft meets the 3rd Monday of every month at the library in the large meeting room. We work on handwork crafts. Just about any kind. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, quilting… We use this blog to post patterns we are working on, comment about projects, upcoming events, and ideas.
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