Carthage Public Library patrons have access to our local collection as well as materials from other libraries in the Missouri Evergreen consortium. You can visit our catalog at carthage.missourievergreen.org to browse, request, and renew books.
Have a tablet, phone, or Kindle? We offer Ebooks and Audiobooks from popular and classic authors through Missouri Libraries 2 Go at www.molib2go.org. Plus, you can read lots of additional titles in your web broswer through our EBSCO Ebook collection.
We offer Public Access Computers for adults, teens, and children. We also offer free WiFi throughout the building. Early learning computers, news, research, and genealogy databases, printing, scanning, faxes, and other services are also available.
Doing research? We offer databases from EBSCO, genealogy info from Heritage Quest and Ancestry Library Edition, digital newspapers through Newsbank, and more. Most of our resources can be accessed off-site from home! Click here for a full list.
Heritage Quest is a comprehensive database of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s. Please note: to access from home, you must click the link to Heritage Quest from our website and enter your library card number when prompted. If you are on-site at the library using the library's public computers or WiFi, you may be automatically be recognized with no card number necessary.
To get a library card at Carthage Public Library, bring a document (ID, bill, etc.) with your name and current address to the front desk. There is no charge for patrons who live within the city limits of Carthage. Patrons who live outside the city limits must pay a yearly non-resident fee of $20 dollars. This non-resident fee covers all members of a household living at a particular address for the span of one year. We also issue internet-only cards for computer users (no charge to sign up or proof of address needed), and temporary cards for visitors (with deposit.)
We've got lots of DVDs for all ages - from Cars and Mater's Tall Tales to Sherlock and Justified! More added all the time; come check them out! DVDs are located upstairs near the reference area and check out for one week with no renewals.
We've rearranged and redone our music CD collection and we've added a ton of newer artists, with more to come! Music CDs are located upstairs near the reference area and check out for two weeks, just like a book.
Carthage Public Library 12 de Septiembre a 10 am
Hora de cuentos, lunes 09/12/2016 a 10 AM. Bilingual storytime returns on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 10 AM.
Carthage Public Library September 14, 2016 at 4:30 PM
IN SEPTEMBER, ANIME NIGHT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! September 14 and September 28 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Join us for anime night! Teens and Pre-teens are watching anime, drawing anime, having snacks, and talking about current anime!
Carthage Public Library September 2016
Programming returns in September with our first Storytime session at 10 am on September 7, 2016. Check the calendar for more events!
Carthage Public Library September, 2016
We are inviting each of the Carthage Elementary Schools, and Carthage Middle School, to find adventures within the library! Each school has a designated evening to come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Check the calendar, bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
PAWS for Reading is a program that allows children to read aloud to a therapy dog in the library and have fun! After all, a dog will not correct them or make them feel awkward if they stumble. Virginia and her dog Callie will be here on Saturday, September 3, 2016 from 10 am 'till noon.
Staff Steadley Students & Families
From 5:30 to 7 PM we are inviting Steadley students and their families find adventures within the library! Come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
We're back! Storytimes will resume on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10 am. Please join us for books, music, and activities. Storytimes take place in the Community Room and are geared toward children ages birth through 6 years.
Staff Columbian Students & Families
From 5:30 to 7 PM we are inviting Columbian students and their families find adventures within the library! Come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
Staff Mark Twain and Pleasant Valley Students & Families
From 5:30 to 7 PM we are inviting Mark Twain and Pleasant Valley students and their families find adventures within the library! Come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 10 am, please join us for books, music, and activities. Storytimes take place in the Community Room and are geared toward children ages birth through 6 years.
IN SEPTEMBER, ANIME NIGHTS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS INSTEAD OF TUESDAYS! September 14 and September 28, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm, in the Community Room, teens and pre-teens are watching anime, having snacks, and talking about current anime! Come join us.
PAWS for Reading is a program that allows children to read aloud to a therapy dog in the library and have fun! After all, a dog will not correct them or make them feel awkward if they stumble. Peggy and Bobby will be here on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 10 am 'till noon.
Staff Carthage Middle School Students & Families
From 5:30 to 7 PM we are inviting Carthage Middle School students and their families find adventures within the library! Come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
Staff Fairview Elementary Students & Families
From 5:30 to 7 PM we are inviting Fairview Elementary students and their families find adventures within the library! Come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 10 am, please join us for books, music, and activities. Storytimes take place in the Community Room and are geared toward children ages birth through 6 years.
Staff St. Ann's Students & Families
From 5:30 to 7 PM we are inviting St. Ann's students and their families find adventures within the library! Come by the library to renew (or get) library cards. There will be special activities for students, and PRIZES awarded! Bring your family, and explore what the library has to offer!
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 10 am, please join us for books, music, and activities. Storytimes take place in the Community Room and are geared toward children ages birth through 6 years.
IN SEPTEMBER, ANIME NIGHTS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS INSTEAD OF TUESDAYS! September 14 and September 28, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm, in the Community Room, teens and pre-teens are watching anime, having snacks, and talking about current anime! Come join us.
Email: carthage@carthagelibrary.net
Phone: 417-237-7040
Website: carthage.lib.mo.us
Address: 612 S Garrison, Carthage, MO 64836
Operating Hours: Monday & Tuesday 9 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday - Friday 9 AM to 6 PM
Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM
Closed Sundays
