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South St. Louis County News

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A Hancock student receives a free Playtime Pad tablet from the St. Louis County Library in spring 2020, before St. Louis Countys mask mandate went into effect for young children.

St. Louis County Library branches open by appointment only starting March 23; reservations open now

March 16, 2021

The St. Louis County Library will reopen all 20 of its branches in phases starting next week, with all branches open by 45-minute appointments only beginning Tuesday, March 23. Appointments are available...

A St. Louis County Library Read & Play Kit featuring dinosaurs.

St. Louis County Library’s new ‘Read & Play Kits’ available curbside for young children

March 2, 2021

The St. Louis County Library is inviting patrons to enhance your child's reading skills with a Read & Play kit available for checkout from the library. The new kits are available for checkout curbside...

A patron picks up some books at the reopening of the St. Louis County Librarys Daniel Boone Branch Library in Ellisville on June 19, 2020. Some areas of the library are sectioned off for social distancing.

All St. Louis area libraries plan to reopen in March

March 1, 2021

The St. Louis County Library will reopen on an undisclosed date in March, after closing all libraries to anything except curbside since last summer. The decision has been made in tandem with libraries...

This is from a video showing how to use the GrandPad.

St. Louis County, library offer ‘GrandPads’ to connect seniors with technology

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 11, 2021

The St. Louis County Library is debuting what it calls an “exciting new program that links seniors to technology,” taking applications now for specially designed computer devices that will allow senior...

Drive-thru meals resume at the St. Louis County Library starting Monday, Sept. 14, as seen at Weber Road Library, above.

Drive-thru meals resume at St. Louis County Library, including Oakville and Affton branches

September 14, 2020

St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search will once again provide drive-thru meals for children, starting Monday. And for the first time, the meals will be offered at Cliff Cave Library in Oakville....

A patron picks up some books at the reopening of the St. Louis County Librarys Daniel Boone Branch Library in Ellisville on June 19, 2020. Some areas of the library are sectioned off for social distancing.

St. Louis County Library closes all branches again, returns to curbside-only service

August 6, 2020

The St. Louis County Library again closed all its branches last week, in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The libraries returned to curbside-only service July 29, in a move announced...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Free notary services at libraries available for mail-in voting

July 23, 2020

Free notary services will be available at select St. Louis County Library branches in July as part of a partnership between the library, the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis and the National...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page helps pack food into a trunk in May 2020 while handing out meals at the Weber Road Library in Affton with the St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Searchs drive-thru meals program.

Two St. Louis County Library branches close due to positive COVID cases, including Weber Road

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor July 22, 2020

St. Louis County Library has temporarily closed two branches in the last week due to positive COVID-19 cases, including one in South County. The Weber Road Library in Affton is still closed Wednesday...

A patron picks up some books at the reopening of the St. Louis County Librarys Daniel Boone Branch Library in Ellisville on June 19, 2020. Some areas of the library are sectioned off for social distancing.

St. Louis County Library reopens all branches, then closes one due to positive COVID-19 case

June 30, 2020

All St. Louis County Library branches have reopened with limited capacity and limited services, while still offering curbside pickup for books and materials — but one of the libraries has already closed...

A rendering of the St. Louis County Librarys new Eureka Hills Branch.

St. Louis County Library holds groundbreaking ceremony for new Eureka branch today

June 24, 2020

The St. Louis County Library will host a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new, larger library branch in Eureka, expanding library service in a growing area of St. Louis County. The groundbreaking...

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