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New and expanded Library hours begin Sunday, July 18. Details
Discover Missouri’s cinematic past with rare archival films and regional footage.
When we think of movies, we tend to think of Hollywood, but filmmaking has deep roots right here in Missouri. Missouri State University film professor Tanya Goldman and student Adrianna Avila-Wilkins will spotlight films made close to home. Highlights include home movies from Springfield and the Ozarks, amateur footage along Route 66, and "The Maid of McMillan" (1914) from St. Louis — the oldest known film made by college students, recently added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry. Films are courtesy of the State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri State University, Washington University in St. Louis and the Chicago Film Archives.
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.