Lewis Library of Glasgow

Mike Heying’s photo. Seasons change at the library.

The Lewis Library of Glasgow cordially invites everyone to its Missouri Bicentennial Festival on Saturday, August 14 from 13:00-4:00 on 4th Street. The Festival will include something of interest for all ages: an ice cream social sponsored by Tri-County Bank in observance of its 100th birthday, exhibits and presentations pertaining to Missouri will occur in the Glasgow UMC, Lewis Library, and the EUB Chapel, local authors and vendors, free books and coloring books for children at the library, and a bounce house and cake walk for the younger ones. The Glasgow History Museum will hold its soft opening as well. Admission is free and good will donations will be accepted for the continuing restoration of Lewis Library.

HEY KIDS... Do You Like Butterflies? Show up for Glasgow's Lewis Library Children Reading Program On Wednesday July 21 between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Where you get to paint your own butterfly and hear an awesome story about butterflies. That's TOMORROW!!!

Save the date! Come celebrate the Missouri Bi-Centennial with Lewis Library of Glasgow! Lots of activities for all ages!

Summer Reading Program 2021. The summer reading program begins on the first of June and continues thru August. Students from third grade thru high school may receive prizes for reading books on their reading level from Lewis Library. To participate, first sign up at the Library and receive additional instructions.

This from the Howard County DAR newsletter: Our Howard County Chapter Missouri Bicentennial Committee poses for a picture outside the Lewis Library in Glasgow where our chapter members planted flowers to celebrate Earth Day. Pictured are Rosetta Fuemmeler Viriginia Hackley, Linda Hord, and Evelyn Aholt. Rosetta and Evelyn helped plant the flowers along with Regent Lisa. Thank you to Rosetta for watering the flowers for us. Missouri Bicentennial Event The chapter wi...ll be celebrating the bicentennial in Glasgow on Saturday, August 14th. The event is from noon until 4pm. We will set up our display in the Lewis Library. Many events will be going on throughout Glasgow that day to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Missouri statehood. In addition to our display, we will have give aways and will be selling tickets for our quilt raffle. The M. Graham Clark Chapter of the SAR will join us in their color guard uniforms at the library. See more

On 14 AUG, the Howard County chapter of the DAR will be present at Lewis Library during the Missouri Bicentennial celebration. The DAR will have snacks and information. The M. Graham Clark Chapter of the SAR expects to have members present, some in Revolutionary War uniforms.

Deborah Zemke participated in the Lewis Library Literacy Fair last Spring. She invites us to visit her page for FREE educational materials. Just what we need anytime, but especially while schools are closed. Hello! I've posted activity sheets on my website that are based on my doodle, chapter, and picture books, and the 101 Ranger Rick cartoons that I've done over the years. These are free to download and share with friends. Look for the first batch at:... https://www.deborahzemke.com/deborahzemke/fun-stuff.html

Lewis Library will be closed until further notice. Please be safe and STAY HOME.

The Board of Directors has decided to close the doors to Lewis Library until the end of March, at which time we will re-evaluate the COVID-19 situation. Feel free to drop off books in the mailbox outside of the library entrance. An excellent alternative to checking out a book is to download a book through Libraries2Go. In order to access Libraries2Go, you must be a patron of the Library and receive a PIN from a Librarian. While the library is closed, please call Rosetta at 660.338.2516 or email Rosetta at [email protected] and we will provide you access to the online library. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

Columbia Carpet. of Columbia volunteered to clean our carpet. The owner is a descendent of Benjamin Lewis.

Today we donated some carpet cleaning to the Lewis Library out in Glasgow Missouri. We are donating the cleaning on behalf of my grandfather Richard Lewis who is related to the library’s founder Benjamin Lewis. It is a very interesting place and full of history. Let us show you around!