Louis county is ranked 58th of 115 counties in libraries per capita, and 10th of 115 counties in libraries per square mile. More than 30 computing basics, webbased concepts and software specific classes are offered. From the new york times bestselling author of war letters and behind the lines, andrew carrolls my fellow soldiers draws on a rich trove of both littleknown and newly uncovered letters and diaries to create a marvelously vivid and moving account of the american experience in world war i, with gene. Louis county library seeks to demolish historic lewis. Slcls most highlycirculated branch had been closed since october 2016 to undergo a years worth of renovations as. Visit the kids and teen rooms on overdrive for age specific books to download. There are over 44 st louis public library careers waiting for you to apply.
To access content you will need a valid library card. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and ceo insights. A list of compatible devices can be found on the library. Louis genealogical society maintains its research library in the history and genealogy department of the st.
Louis county library first started offering ebooks in 2006. Click here for more information about our reopening plan close. Louis county, theyre checking them out in record numbers. Colorful, graphic carpeting is used throughout the library, seen in the childrens area during the grand reopening of the st. At the forefront of the librarys digital literacy initiative are smallgroup computer classes.
Available harry potter and the sorcerers stone ebook. The lowstress way to find your next st louis public library job opportunity is on simplyhired. Electronic books for kindle now available at county library. Available to residentsproperty owners of the city of st. Louis county library district is to provide the resources and services to enrich individual minds, enhance lives and expand perspectives. Find 129 listings related to st louis north county library in saint louis on. Find 26 listings related to saint louis county library branches in florissant on. Saint louis county library branches in florissant, mo with. Pbs playtime pad distribution, hancock place elementary, 4. If youre not sure, choose to read in the libby app.
There is 1 library per 333,179 people, and 1 library per 169 square miles in missouri, st. Put your local library in your pocket with libby, an ebook and audiobookborrowing app with a wealth of literary offerings available on demand. The kindle ereader is only one of the formats available from st. The missouri county history project, sponsored by the missouri state library, has gathered county histories from all over the state. Our digital library is open while our physical locations are currently closed. Patrons also have access to various online resources, downloadable ebooks, and some web streaming content. Free wifi makes this a great changeofscenery place to get.
It is the busiest public library in missouri, circulating more than 12 million items in 2011. Louis county, missouri, serving a population of 999,539 people in an area of 508 square miles. It consists of 20 branches, including the headquarters branch, which is located at 1640 s. Louis county library foundation brings bestselling and awardwinning authors from a variety of genres to the library, offering readers exclusive opportunities to meet and engage with their favorite writers. See search results in the municipal library consortium of st. Where counties are not covered specifically, there is usually some regional coverage. St louis county library natural bridge, normandy, missouri. Louis county council, we have been contacted by local residents concerned about efforts to restrict access to books in the daniel boone branch of the st. St louis north county library in saint louis, mo with. Louis public library offers over 7,000 adult, children, and young adult eaudiobook. Challenges to library books in st louis county national.
Louis county library is an architectural marvel a midcentury, modernist design with stained glass windows but its also 50 years old and 20 percent too. Louis public library has made open library titles available through its catalog, where you can directly download them to your computer or mobile device. New titles, recently rated, and recently tagged by the library community. Staff are available via email, text and chat to answer questions. Indie author project formerly selfe indie author project contest. Please note that hoopla and kanopy are available to residents of st. Contributing institutions include bollinger county library. There are currently 115 volumes in this collection. Louis public library offers several downloadable and digital materials to enhance. Louis county library, and several public libraries in the municipal library consortium have popular literature available in ebook format as well as other emedia. Similar to project gutenberg, open library provides access to digitized materials, most of which are from the public domain. In addition to ebooks, overdrive also offers a wide variety of audiobooks from fiction to nonfiction. Explore the collection through catalog guides, subjects, featured.
Just type in the first few letters of the words in your search to find what is in the catalog or download a free ebook or eaudiobook. Readers nationwide may be pulling back a bit on ebook purchases but in st. New st louis public library careers are added daily on. Louis county libraries photo by john guenther this article first appeared on modern stl of the twenty libraries in the st. Louis county library slcl has been actively involved in senior digital literacy for more than a decade. Patrons may return books, music and movies to the book drops. Louis county library s emedia has increased 82% in 2011 when compared with circulation figures at this time in 2010. Louis county library from the people who know best. Louis county library branches are currently closed, but our virtual branch is always open.