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Welcome to the Barton County Public Library online

Please stop by often to view the latest news, announcements, and upcoming events.

Thanks to a grant provided by the State Library new Teen Spaces are being created at each branch. The final touches are being added at the YA Zone in Lamar. It is now home to a chess and checker table, comfy chairs, a cafe booth, teen computer, and new magazine rack. Be sure to stop by your local branch to view the remodeling that has been done or check out the scrapbook.

Visit us in person at any of our 3 branch locations.

Exhibit of Ukrainian Easter Eggs

Come see the  beautiful Ukrainian Easter Eggs on exhibit in the glass display case at the front of the Mary K. Finley library.

The eggs were created and loaned by Carolyn Trout of Joplin.

Carolyn Trout, former director of the Joplin Public Library, has been creating Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky) for 29 years. This ancient art form uses egg shells, beeswax, and water-soluble dyes to create masterpieces in miniature. The wax-resist process is a complicated version of the method used by children to dye eggs for Easter egg hunts.




Branch Libraries

Click on name for more information about a branch library.

LAMAR
Mary K. Finley Library
300 W. 10th Street
Lamar, MO 64759
417-682-5355
417-682-3206 FAX

LIBERAL
Happy and Mary Curless Library
201 S. Main Street
Liberal, MO 64762
417-843-5791
417-843-5910 FAX

GOLDEN CITY
Hylton Library
607 Main Street
Golden City, MO 64748
417-537-4991
417-537-4249 FAX