Upcoming Events

Bring your favorite book to read to a trained therapy dog (TDI-Therapy Dogs International). 

Grover will be in the Children's department on April 1st and 15th, 5:30-6:30 pm. 

Representatives from the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) and MU Extension will in the main floor of the library each month to put you in touch with a wide range of resources, including:

Stop by the library to enjoy free-building LEGO and Lincoln Log fun.  We provide the bricks and logs, you provide the imagination!  Recommended for ages 5 and up.  No reservations needed.

The library's bookmobile will be parked outside Barefoot Event Center in Linn on Thursday, April 23 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Head to Senior Connections early to make a selection from a variety of books, CDs, and DVDs.

Come join the Happy Hookers group at the Osage County Library to explore fiber arts together.  Bring a project to work on or come to learn a new skill.  There will be a few knitting needles and crochet hooks available for new learners to

Join us in the Woodland Art Gallery of the Osage Branch for stories, songs and a whole lot of fun! Recommended for preschool ages.  No reservations needed. 

Kids in the Kitchen is a fun hands-on program offered by the University of Missouri Extension that teaches kids how to prepare simple recipes and encourages them to be active and to eat healthier meals and snacks.

Time to celebrate our Earth! Join us at the library to play games, create crafts, and learn more about how to conserve energy to take care of our planet.

All ages. No reservations needed. Family Event. Blankets and pillows welcome! Light snacks will be provided.

NOTE: This is an after-hours event. The library doors will be closed at 6:15 p.m.

It's National Library Week! Please join us in the park as MRRL appreciates our patrons in a BIG way with a free hotdog lunch, BIG games, and music by Those Guys in the MRRL Park from 11am-1pm.

Come enjoy our latest exhibit during this reception with the artist.

Light refreshments will be served.

Reading Heroes is a program providing one-on-one reading enrichment sessions for kids who are enrolled in grades K-2.  These sessions are led by a retired reading teacher and are available by appointment in half hour increments from 10:30 am

For grades 1-5. No reservations needed. Drop in for an hour of colorful button-making fun. Draw and color your own designs and create two sizes of buttons to wear. Everything needed will be provided.

Come to play, teach, or learn more about chess! All ages and levels welcome!

*All teachers are volunteers, and may not always be in attendance

A special time for babies and their caregivers featuring music, movement and socialization. For children 2 and under, and their caregivers. No reservations needed.

Choose from three sessions:

9:30-10 a.m.

10:15-10:45 a.m.

A special time for babies and their caregivers featuring music, movement and socialization. For children 2 and under, and their caregivers. No reservations needed.

Choose from three sessions:

9:30-10 a.m.

10:15-10:45 a.m.

Join us in the Woodland Art Gallery of the Osage Branch for stories, songs and a whole lot of fun! Recommended for preschool ages.  No reservations needed. 

A special time for babies and their caregivers featuring music, movement and socialization. For children 2 and under, and their caregivers. No reservations needed.

Choose from three sessions:

9:30-10 a.m.

10:15-10:45 a.m.

Kids in the Kitchen is a fun hands-on program offered by the University of Missouri Extension that teaches kids how to prepare simple recipes and encourages them to be active and to eat healthier meals and snacks.

Reading Heroes is a program providing one-on-one reading enrichment sessions for kids who are enrolled in grades K-2.  These sessions are led by a retired reading teacher and are available by appointment in half hour increments from 10:30 am