New and expanded Library hours begin Sunday, July 18. Details
"Artifacts from the Bonniebrook Homestead, Late 19th to Mid-20th Century, Missouri" exhibit opening reception and presentations.
"Artifacts from the Bonniebrook Homestead, Late 19th to Mid-20th Century, Missouri" is the August-September interpretive exhibition in the series Helping to Bring the Humanities to the Public Square, coordinated by Dr. Billie Follensbee of Missouri State University. This exhibition includes early 20th century household objects as well as objects related to early transportation and automobiles. The exhibition opening reception will take place during First Friday Art Walk and feature the presentation "What Common, Everyday Objects Can Tell Us about Life in the Early 20th Century Ozarks" by Missouri State University alumna Renee Walker. 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.