New and expanded Library hours begin Sunday, July 18. Details
Author, illustrator and artist Rose Cecil O'Neill exhibit opening reception and presentations.
Author, illustrator and artist Rose Cecil O'Neill exhibit is the June-July interpretive exhibition in the series Helping to Bring the Humanities to the Public Square, coordinated by Dr. Billie Follensbee of Missouri State University. This exhibit includes books and illustrations by Rose Cecil O’Neill. The exhibition opening reception will take place during First Friday Art Walk and feature the presentation "Preserving O'Neill's Books and Illustrations" by Missouri State University alumna Vinita Williams. Children's activity sheets will be available throughout the exhibition.
The Missouri State University Museum Studies Program, Department of Art and Design, and the Park Central Branch Library, Springfield-Greene County Library System, are sponsoring this program in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.
AGE GROUP: | Kids & Families | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Local History & Genealogy | DIY, Crafting & Art |
Mon, May 05 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Tue, May 06 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Wed, May 07 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Thu, May 08 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, May 09 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, May 10 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, May 11 | Closed |
The Park Central Branch Library, an arts- and media-themed non-traditional facility, features a small collection of popular fiction and nonfiction books on face-out shelving, a wide selection of local and national newspapers and magazines and DVDs, CDs and audiobooks. More than a dozen computer stations provide downtown patrons with high-speed access to the Internet and the Library's catalog and research databases. The facility includes a self-checkout machine, a disc vending machine, gallery walls, a laptop bar and other seating. Beverages, pastries and snacks are available next door at The Coffee Ethic.