This event is postponed to a future date. Call 660-646-0547 for more information. This Friday, September 17th, is Constitution Day. To celebrate, the Livingston County Library will hold an event in the second Floof Courtroom. Chillicothe City Administrator Darin Chappell will have a presentation on the context of the U.S. Constitution which was completed on September 17, 232 years […]
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Today is Labor Day, for many, it means the end of Summer and the start of school and related activities. Livingston County Library Director Sue Lightfoot-Horine Labor Day is meant to be a day to celebrate the American workers. Lightfoot-Horine says the labor unions fought for and won many of the labor laws in place today. Labor Day was signed […]
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There are several programs in the area as part of the Celebration of Missouri’s Bicentennial. The Livingston County Library will host a presentation by Darin Chappell on the Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek. This battle marked the beginning of the war in Missouri and gave control of the southwestern part of the state to the Confederates. The impacts from […]
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Missouri’s Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft visited Chillicothe as part of a tour of libraries in the area. Ashcroft took the time to meet the staff and learn about the jobs they do and took a tour of both the main Library and the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library. He talked about the importance of libraries in the communities. Ashcroft says […]
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The visit to the Livingston County Libraries today is one of three stops in the local area by Missouri’s Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Ashcroft will be in Chillicothe at 11:15 today visiting the Livingston County Library Main Branch continuing on to the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library. The visits to the area will start with visiting the Brookfield Public Library […]
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Missouri’s Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will be in Chillicothe Thursday morning. Ashcroft and his staff will be visiting libraries in the area. The first stop is the Livingston County Library Main Branch continuing on to the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library. Ashcroft is expected to arrive at about 11:15 at the Main Branch and then the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library. […]
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Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Local Records Division is pleased to announce 23 grants totaling $283,584. The awards include 17 Local Records Grant Program awards totaling $144,809 and 6 Electronic Records Grant Initiative grants worth $139,775. Ashcroft said “My office is pleased to help local communities in our state with records preservation. It’s a good thing to save the past […]
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The Livingston County Library Adult Summer Reading Program has a theme this year of Know Your Local Tales: the Missouri Bicentennial. The online reading portion will follow the State Library’s interactive Read Across America program that challenges readers to see all the literary treasures offered by Missouri. The Livingston County Library is using the Beanstack program, To participate, create a […]
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The Livingston County Library will have a new Director as of August 1st. The Library Board of Trustees announced Sue Lightfoot-Horine as the new Director. Lightfoot-Horine brings 13 years of experience as the director of the Carrollton Public Library. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and has many years of experience in budgeting, finance, and is an experienced […]
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The Lillian DesMarias Youth Library has their outside book drop open! The book drop is located on the south side of the building. It is easily accessed from the east or west entrances. The old drive-up window at the southeast corner of the building was transformed into a book drop. Patrons of either Livingston County Library branch can drop books […]
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