Check out the library's version of a subscription box! Simply fill out a form, and a selector will choose 3-5 books for you based off your preferences. The books will be placed on hold for you at your selected location for one week. You will receive an email once the books are ready to be picked up.
Books are due back 3 weeks after check out; however, you can log into your account to renew any books you have not finished reading yet (as long as they don't have a hold by another patron). You can get a new box every 3 weeks, 6 weeks, or whenever you are ready.
Book Boxes are for all ages! Please fill out a separate form for each person.
Choose your age category to sign up!
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Upcoming Events
Winter Reading Program for Adults - Both Branches
Missouri River Regional Library's winter reading program is here! Adults can read four books in any format (print, audio, digital) at both branches, and enter your titles online or on our form from January 1 - February 28, 2026.
John Fennell Exhibit - Perceptions: The Outer World, the Inner World
John Fennell has been a painter for 40 years and works out of Orr Street Studios in Columbia.
Wondrous World by Kay (Swyers) Murphy @ the Osage Branch
Come enjoy Kay (Swyers) Murphy's Wondrous World art show in the Woodland Art Gallery at the Osage County Library from January 7 through March 28, 2026.
A note from Kay:
Reading Heroes @ the Osage Branch
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. Make and decorate paper airplanes, helicopters, and other flying objects. Zoom through hoops, land on pads, and complete other flying challenges.
Join us for a special yoga class designed for moms and their toddlers! Brought to you by Parents as Teachers.