Springfield Greene County Library
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Springfield-Greene County Library District (SGCL) is a library system serving residents of Springfield, Missouri and Greene County, Missouri.
The Springfield-Greene County Library District has 10 branches and the Mobile Library, which visits 26 neighborhoods weekly. Five of the district's branches are located in Springfield. The other five branches are located in the Greene County communities of Ash Grove, Fair Grove, Republic, Strafford and Willard. Daily preschool storytimes focus on the district’s signature early literacy program, Racing to Read, at the branches and offsite. ‘Tween and teen activities encourage creative expression; and all ages are welcome to the annual Summer Reading Program, live concerts, book discussions, live theater, art exhibits. The branches offer free WiFi on public computers, and comfortable, convenient places for study and exploration. The Library Center, the headquarters branch, includes a Local History & Genealogy Department used by genealogy researchers nationwide. The Edge Community Technology Center in the Midtown Carnegie Branch offers free, instructor-led and tutorial classes in computer and software skills. The Edge also has a 3-D printer and a Media Lab for audio and video production for the public. The Funding and Business Information Center houses sources of grant funding for entrepreneurs and nonprofits as a member of the national Foundation Directory Online. The Library also has dozens of online databases including a language learning system, sign language instruction, business research, newspapers and magazine articles on a variety of topics. The Library is funded primarily through county property taxes, grants, private gifts and funds from The Library Foundation and proceeds from two semi-annual books sales by the Friends of the Library.
