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Lori Crockett2025-09-23 10:32:522025-09-23 11:28:48hoopla Service to be Discontinued October 31, 2025
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Lori Crockett2025-09-15 13:21:402025-09-15 13:52:30Hispanic Heritage Month
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Lori Crockett2025-09-02 13:58:172025-09-02 13:58:17Library Card Sign-Up Month
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Lori Crockett2025-07-14 11:27:302025-07-14 11:27:30EnChroma Colorblind Glasses at Joplin Public Library
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Lori Crockett2025-06-25 09:08:312025-06-25 12:50:20Furniture Update Refreshes Children’s Library
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Lori Crockett2025-05-27 12:18:002025-05-27 12:18:00
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Lori Crockett2025-04-10 07:31:022025-06-16 14:35:39Executive Order Eliminates Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Lori Crockett2025-03-05 09:02:212025-03-05 09:02:21UniversalClass Offers 600+ Continuing Education Courses
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Justin Kelly2025-03-03 10:41:112025-03-06 11:08:04Staying Connected, Staying Protected – Tech Mini Grant Approved!!
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Lori Crockett2025-01-28 09:39:462025-01-28 09:39:462025 Youth Media Awards Winners
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Lori Crockett2025-01-21 09:10:052025-03-06 10:31:59NEW: Play Touch Table
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Lori Crockett2025-01-02 12:13:052025-01-06 08:30:55Traveling Titles: Homebound Delivery
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Lori Crockett2024-12-18 11:55:082024-12-18 11:55:08Staff 5 Star Reads of 2024
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Lori Crockett2024-12-16 12:45:352024-12-16 13:19:43New Database: LOTE4 Kids
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Lori Crockett2024-11-12 13:42:562024-11-12 13:42:56Mango Languages Now Offers American Sign Language!
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Lori Crockett2024-11-06 09:24:062024-11-21 10:04:54NEW 3D Printers & Contest
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Lori Crockett2024-10-24 12:47:132024-10-25 10:10:41What’s Up with hoopla?
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Lori Crockett2024-10-08 12:38:382024-10-02 12:43:132024 Alex Award Winners
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Lori Crockett2024-10-01 11:47:052024-10-01 11:56:44Read It | Watch It
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Lori Crockett2024-09-03 13:52:242024-09-03 14:01:08Teen Space at the Library
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Lori Crockett2024-08-07 08:32:482024-08-07 08:39:33Applications Open for 2024 Writers’ Faire
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Lori Crockett2024-07-29 10:42:502024-07-29 10:52:06JPL Welcomes New Teen Services Librarian
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Lori Crockett2024-07-29 09:50:582024-07-29 10:52:46Summer Beach Reads
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Lori Crockett2024-07-01 09:00:212024-06-27 12:08:49FREE Summer Meals for Area Kids
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Lori Crockett2024-06-18 10:10:252024-06-19 14:52:44Remembering JPL Teen Librarian, Beth Snow
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Lori Crockett2024-05-30 10:04:152024-05-30 10:04:15Family Roadtrip Recommendations
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Lori Crockett2024-05-22 08:45:122024-05-22 08:52:29Kiwanis Club of Joplin Facilitate Donation of Statue
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Lori Crockett2024-05-13 13:06:552024-05-13 13:27:22Coming Soon: Summer Reading 2024
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Lori Crockett2024-05-09 10:48:432024-05-09 10:48:43Joplin Reads Together Results
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Lori Crockett2024-04-30 13:46:342024-04-30 13:46:34Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
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Lori Crockett2024-04-01 11:24:252025-03-06 10:32:38Health & Wellness Library of Things Additions
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Lori Crockett2024-03-19 12:15:032024-03-19 12:15:03Spring Cleaning with JPL!
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Lori Crockett2024-03-14 11:26:252024-03-14 11:29:06Spring Break with JPL
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Lori Crockett2024-03-07 12:05:002024-03-12 10:26:23Women’s History Month
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Lori Crockett2024-03-01 09:30:572024-02-29 13:14:10Joplin Reads Together 2024 Book Selection
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Lori Crockett2024-02-07 13:05:002024-02-12 10:42:52Blind Date with a Book
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Lori Crockett2024-02-05 01:24:472024-02-05 13:25:02Black History Month at JPL
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Lori Crockett2024-01-10 11:21:492024-01-10 13:44:195 Star Reads for 2023 and Most Anticipated for 2024
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Lori Crockett2024-01-04 11:18:072024-01-04 11:18:07A new year, a new you, a new hobby!
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Justin Kelly2024-01-03 11:20:012025-03-05 11:27:01WiFi Improvement Grant Approved!
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Lori Crockett2023-12-11 13:44:402023-12-11 14:06:52Goodreads Best Books of 2023
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Lori Crockett2023-12-04 13:37:452024-01-04 13:38:07Annual Report
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Lori Crockett2023-11-22 08:41:032024-01-02 11:10:11Permanent StoryWalk Installed
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Justin Kelly2023-10-24 11:36:282025-03-05 12:53:23EOL Shouldn’t stand for End of Library – Grant Approved!!
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Lori Crockett2023-10-24 11:01:112023-10-24 11:04:20Spooky Season at JPL!
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Lori Crockett2023-10-12 11:54:522023-11-21 12:01:27Congratulations to JPL Staff!
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Lori Crockett2023-09-19 12:25:522023-10-09 09:59:36Pollinator Garden Buzz!
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Lori Crockett2023-09-18 12:58:152023-10-12 11:46:30Lucky Day Collection
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Lori Crockett2023-09-05 13:38:272023-09-05 13:38:59Storytimes are BACK!
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Lori Crockett2023-09-05 12:53:282023-10-09 10:32:13September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
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Lori Crockett2023-08-16 10:35:572024-11-07 10:46:57Back to School with JPL
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Lori Crockett2023-07-27 09:09:002023-07-27 09:09:00Author Sean Fitzgibbon is Coming to JPL!
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Lori Crockett2023-07-27 08:56:302023-07-27 09:02:27Get to know JPL’s Book Reviewers
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Lori Crockett2023-07-27 08:49:522023-07-27 08:49:52Summer Reading 2023 Final Stats
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Lori Crockett2023-06-15 10:54:332023-06-15 10:58:51Pride Month Picks
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Lori Crockett2023-06-05 16:04:272023-07-26 16:26:48Summer Reading is OVER!
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Lori Crockett2023-05-18 10:12:162023-05-18 10:41:28NEW Virtual Tour
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Lori Crockett2023-05-16 09:22:172023-05-16 09:22:17Joplin Reads Together Success
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Lori Crockett2023-05-15 11:43:502023-05-15 11:43:50Library of Things Launches
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Beth Snow2023-04-24 16:08:242023-04-24 16:08:24Iconic Joplin
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Lori Crockett2023-02-08 10:00:212023-02-08 10:07:54Youth Media Awards 2023
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Lori Crockett2023-01-09 11:50:352023-01-09 11:50:35Researching Your Roots
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Lori Crockett2022-12-12 13:47:072024-08-12 14:51:58JPL Announces New Mobile Hotspots
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Lori Crockett2022-12-12 10:11:572022-12-12 14:31:38Goodreads Best Books of 2022
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Lori Crockett2022-10-18 11:23:502023-03-29 10:40:23MLA Conference 2022
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Lori Crockett2022-09-20 09:49:172022-09-20 09:49:53New Penworthy STEAM Kits Announced
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Lori Crockett2022-08-30 11:21:352022-08-30 11:21:35Chat with Alyssa about Chat & Craft
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Chelsey Gatewood2021-08-15 12:30:352021-09-15 12:32:59Bargains Galore: The JPL “Sale Shelf”
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Chelsey Gatewood2021-07-30 11:58:282021-07-30 11:58:28Who gets a card and why?
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Chelsey Gatewood2021-07-21 14:49:512021-07-21 14:59:43Here to help you! JPL & Economic Security Corporation
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Chelsey Gatewood2021-03-10 15:34:492025-05-21 09:00:23JPL Strategic Plan: 2025-2029
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Site Administrator2020-10-06 10:38:502021-10-07 12:52:28Binge Boxes for DVD-checkout
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Site Administrator2020-08-25 13:57:152021-03-12 12:36:34Joplin Library News – Schooling at Home
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Latest News
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Hispanic Heritage MonthSeptember 15, 2025 - 1:21 pm
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