Ferguson Municipal Public Library is an American public library located in Ferguson, Missouri. It is a member of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County.HistoryThe Ferguson Municipal Public Library was founded in June 1930 as a volunteer community library. The Missouri Library Commission contacted Chapter FH of the P.E.O. Sisterhood about starting a public library in Ferguson and the Kirkwood Public Library provided guidance and gifted fifty books. The library opened on June 1, 1930 at the corner of Carson and Florissant Road with 575 books in its collection. Between 1930 and 1995, the library moved several times before securing a single-use building. In 1966, Ferguson Municipal Public Library joined the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC). In 2015 the library was named by the Library Journal as the Gale Cengage/LJ Library of the Year.ServicesFerguson Municipal Public Library serves a population of 21,538 people. It has a collection of 77,317 volumes and circulation of 70,421 transactions. In addition, library patrons have access to more than 700,000 volumes located at the eight other libraries in the MLC. The Online Public Access Catalog is SirsiDynix Horizon. The library's catalog includes periodicals, special print and digital collections, movies, digital publications, access to ebooks and periodicals on the Internet. Their services include: WiFi and computer workstations, Chromebooks, interlibrary loans, events for children and adults, tax assistance for low income residents, voter registration and public meeting rooms.
Ferguson Municipal Public Library is an American public library located in Ferguson, Missouri. It is a member of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County.HistoryThe Ferguson Municipal Public Library was founded in June 1930 as a volunteer community library. The Missouri Library Commission contacted Chapter FH of the P.E.O. Sisterhood about starting a public library in Ferguson and the Kirkwood Public Library provided guidance and gifted fifty books. The library opened on June 1, 1930 at the corner of Carson and Florissant Road with 575 books in its collection. Between 1930 and 1995, the library moved several times before securing a single-use building. In 1966, Ferguson Municipal Public Library joined the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC). In 2015 the library was named by the Library Journal as the Gale Cengage/LJ Library of the Year.ServicesFerguson Municipal Public Library serves a population of 21,538 people. It has a collection of 77,317 volumes and circulation of 70,421 transactions. In addition, library patrons have access to more than 700,000 volumes located at the eight other libraries in the MLC. The Online Public Access Catalog is SirsiDynix Horizon. The library's catalog includes periodicals, special print and digital collections, movies, digital publications, access to ebooks and periodicals on the Internet. Their services include: WiFi and computer workstations, Chromebooks, interlibrary loans, events for children and adults, tax assistance for low income residents, voter registration and public meeting rooms.
Ferguson Municipal Public Library is an American public library located in Ferguson, Missouri. It is a member of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County.HistoryThe Ferguson Municipal Public Library was founded in June 1930 as a volunteer community library. The Missouri Library Commission contacted Chapter FH of the P.E.O. Sisterhood about starting a public library in Ferguson and the Kirkwood Public Library provided guidance and gifted fifty books. The library opened on June 1, 1930 at the corner of Carson and Florissant Road with 575 books in its collection. Between 1930 and 1995, the library moved several times before securing a single-use building. In 1966, Ferguson Municipal Public Library joined the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC). In 2015 the library was named by the Library Journal as the Gale Cengage/LJ Library of the Year.ServicesFerguson Municipal Public Library serves a population of 21,538 people. It has a collection of 77,317 volumes and circulation of 70,421 transactions. In addition, library patrons have access to more than 700,000 volumes located at the eight other libraries in the MLC. The Online Public Access Catalog is SirsiDynix Horizon. The library's catalog includes periodicals, special print and digital collections, movies, digital publications, access to ebooks and periodicals on the Internet. Their services include: WiFi and computer workstations, Chromebooks, interlibrary loans, events for children and adults, tax assistance for low income residents, voter registration and public meeting rooms.