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New and expanded Library hours begin Sunday, July 18. Details
Join Cory Leick, artist and illustrator, for an 8-week workshop on various art techniques. Registration required.
Artist and illustrator Cory Leick will lead an 8-week workshop exploring creativity through mixed media art. Participants will enhance their painting, print, collage and drawing skills in an intuitive and from-the-heart manner. The finished art will be displayed at a final art show on April 30. Materials will be provided, and all levels of experience are welcomed. Provided in partnership with the Advancing Creative Aging Through State Library Leadership Initiative. Registration for the entire 8-week workshop is required. Registration starts February 17; call 417-883-5341.
Advancing Creative Aging Through State Library Leadership Initiative is a joint initiative of Califa Group, Wyoming State Library, Missouri State Library and Lifetime Arts. It was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant.
The Library Center is the headquarters of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The 82,000-square-foot building houses major collections of print and electronic resources. These include special collections such as business and local history and genealogy; public Wi-Fi computers, four private study rooms, five small conference rooms, a kitchen and state-of-the-art reference technology. In addition, the Library Center includes other amenities characteristic of larger urban libraries. Those features include a 150-seat auditorium, a glass-enclosed reading room and art gallery, a story hour room, outdoor patio and outdoor story garden and the Between Friends Gift Shop.