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.
Congratulations to all our citizenship program participants that received United States citizenship through the program! Citizenship classes are currently on hold while we host Summer Reading Program events, but they'll be starting back up in August.
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 and old classics, 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 June 1 - July 29, 2017
Programming is in full swing through the end of July! We have Spanish-language storytime on Mondays, Teens and Tweens events on Tuesday afternoons, regular English-language storytimes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, special game days and events for older kids on Thursday afternoons, plus plenty of special one-off events! Check our calendar below for details.
Carthage Public Library July 14, 2017
We're having a special flash mob event on July 14 for food truck friday! Ask at the library for more details.
Carthage Public Library July 17 5:30-7:30 PM
We're having a special Advanced Storm Spotters class for adults! Join us on July 17th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM for this special event. You must sign up in advance at the front circulation desk.
Carthage Public Library July 11 4:00 PM
Teens and Tweens are invited to come down to the library at 4 PM on June 13, 2017 and enjoy a snack provided by Bright Futures, and then enjoy anime night at 4:30.
Teens and Tweens are invited to come down to the library and enjoy a snack provided by Bright Futures at 4:00 PM, and then enjoy Anime Night at 4:30 PM.
We're having a special flash mob event on July 14 for food truck friday! Ask at the library for more details.
Our Paws-For-Books READ Dog and handler will be here for kids to practice reading aloud on Saturday, July 15 from 10 am to noon.
Teens and Tweens are invited to come down to the library and enjoy a snack provided by Bright Futures at 4:00 PM, and then enjoy Gaming Night at 4:30 PM.
Kids, Teens and Tweens are invited to come down to the library and enjoy a snack provided by Bright Futures at 2:30 PM, and then at 3 PM we'll be having Game Day for kids ages 7-12 and their families.
Teens and Tweens are invited to come down to the library and enjoy a snack provided by Bright Futures at 4:00 PM, and then enjoy Craft Night at 4:30 PM.
Kids ages 7-12 and their families are invited to come down to the library and enjoy a snack provided by Bright Futures at 2:30 pm, and then enjoy the movie Hugo at 3 pm.
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
