Missouri River Regional Library has named two local residents its 2026 Library Volunteers of the Year, with award presentations scheduled for Thursday.

A controversial administrative rule from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office takes effect Tuesday, requiring libraries to change their policies in order to receive state funding. The new ...

An executive order from President Trump has stopped mid-Missouri libraries from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants. Libraries across the state are being instructed to limit their ...

Missouri is one of a growing number of places where government funding is being deployed as the newest weapon in the fight over books. Beginning May 30, a new state rule could deny state funding to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the best things about childhood is getting to go to the library. Oh, sure, public libraries are for adults too — but for ...

A traveling exhibit displaying the 100-year history of Route 66 in Missouri goes on display next week in the reference and genealogical section of the Carthage Public Library. Library ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins Monday announced a pause in funding pending an investigation into a platform that provides content to K-12 school libraries across the ...

The Joplin Public Library won multiple awards and a grant at the Missouri Library Association’s annual conference, held last week in Columbia. Beth Snow, teen services librarian, was awarded the ...

The University of Missouri chess team hosted a simultaneous chess exhibition Sunday at the Columbia Public Library.

A library in Missouri is celebrating the return of its oldest-ever overdue book — and thanks to its no-fine policy, the person who checked it out and who has now returned it does not owe a cent. "It's ...

ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s current law calls for county executives and mayors to appoint members of public library boards within their jurisdiction. At least one state lawmaker wants to change that ...