Adults

Book Clubs & Booklists

The library offers three Adult Book Discussion groups at the Main Library. Come eat your lunch and discuss the book of the month at our Fiction@Noon book group. Read all the trending titles on TikTok with the TikTok Made Me Read It book group. For those who want to read more than one book, we have Shelf Indulgence, where we read and discuss two books each month. Indulge yourself and dig into some great literature with other book lovers. 

The Osage Page Turners Unite! book club meets quarterly at the Osage County Branch. 

We're always getting new books and other media at the library. Click here to see our New Materials!

Alpha-Gal Syndrome Awareness

Alpha-Gal Syndrome is on the rise in Missouri. Kathy Deeken, nutrition and health specialist with MU Extension, will lead this time, addressing:

  • What is Alpha-Gal Syndrome?
  • Symptoms
  • Screening
  • Prevention
  • Shopping for Alpha-Gal

Come learn more about it and what you can do to protect yourself. Registration is not necessary.

MRRL/American Red Cross Blood Drive

Give the gift of life.

Reservations required at or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (733-2767) or https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive. 

Each donation will get a long-sleeve t-shirt while supplies last, and a free book!

Join us in the MRRL Art Gallery 

  • Friday, December 26, 2025
  • 10:00am–2:00pm

2026 Goal Setting: Vision Board Bingo Cards

 

vision board bingo card

2026 is just around the corner! Resolutions and vision boards can be a little overwhelming sometimes, especially if you can't complete everything on them. Come try out this newer trend for goal setting: Bingo Cards! It’s your New Year’s resolutions reimagined as a fun challenge that is less intimidating. We will each be making our own bingo cards that you can use to set your goals for 2026.

Join us on Monday, December 29, 2025 6:00pm–7:30pm

 

What Exactly is Business Education? and Decision Science for Everyday Choices

LU-MRRL lecturesDr. Abdul Ajia, associate professor of business administration, will present two programs during this lecture.

"What Exactly is Business Education?" is a tour of the core disciplines of business education (marketing, business administration, finance, accounting, decision sciences, data analytics) and why these matter outside of the boardroom. 

"Decision Science for Everyday Choices" is a no-jargon talk about how simple tools can make our everyday decisions faster and clearer.

MRRL Art Gallery

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
6:30pm–8:00pm

Online Learning

Learning Express Library

A highly acclaimed eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals

LinkedIn Learning

Learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals

Duolingo

Interested in learning a new language? Check out Duolingo.

Test Proctoring

MRRL offers limited proctoring service for students. The service is free and offered as a courtesy to our patrons.

Community Resources

Not sure where to go? We have compiled a list of community resources to assist you.