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New and expanded Library hours begin Sunday, July 18. Details
Enjoy a special double performance featuring live jazz music from the Brueggemann Gouge Jazz Band and the Springfield Community Jazz Ensemble with director Bob Holden.
Step into the rhythm of the 1950s with a lively double jazz performance. The Brueggemann Gouge Jazz Band, featuring vocalist Laura French, kicks off the afternoon, followed by the Springfield Community Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bob Holden, each performing arrangements inspired by the era. Light refreshments available during intermission. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. A One Read event.
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.