Columbia Public Library
North side of Columbia Public Library
North side of Columbia Public Library
TypePublic library system
Established1922 (CPL), 1954 (DBRL)
Service areaColumbia, Missouri and surrounding towns
Access and use
Circulation2,110,378 (2021[1])
Other information
Public transit accessBus transport Go COMO
Websitewww.dbrl.org

The Columbia Public Library is the public library of Columbia, Missouri, and was established as a tax-funded library in 1922.[2] It is the headquarters of the Daniel Boone Regional Library system (DBRL), which serves Columbia and the surrounding areas.[3][4]

Columbia Library interior

The library was demolished and reconstructed at its current location on Garth and Broadway in 2002.[5] The Columbia Library District merged with the Boone County Library District in 2017.[6] In 2021, Columbia Public Library had 230,299 visits and a circulation of 1,086,818.[1]

Daniel Boone Regional Library

The Daniel Boone Regional Library (DBRL) system was established in 1959 as a joining of the Boone, Howard, and Callaway county libraries with the Columbia Public Library.[7]

The Daniel Boone Regional Library system has the following branches:

  • Columbia Public Library - 100 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203
  • Callaway County Public Library - 710 Court St., Fulton, MO 65251
  • Holts Summit Public Library - 188 W. Simon Blvd., Holts Summit, MO 65043
  • Southern Boone County Public Library - 109 N. Main St., Ashland, MO 65010

The system also has three bookmobiles. The largest bookmobile regularly stops in Auxvasse, Hallsville, Harrisburg, Rocheport, and Sturgeon.[8]

Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers United

In May 2022, DBRL employees voted 101 – 55 to form Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers United (DBRLWU), AFSCME Local 3311, AFSCME Council 61.[9] This is the first active library workers' union in Missouri.[10] DBRL ratified their first contract in December 2023.[11]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Service Report - Dec 2021 - Daniel Boone Regional Library (pdf)" (PDF). Daniel Boone Regional Library. Dec 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. ↑ Jagtiani, Jayden (2022-02-23). "Daniel Boone Regional Library celebrates 100 years in service". KOMU. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ↑ "About Us - Daniel Boone Regional Library".
  4. ↑ The service area and locations of the Daniel Boone Regional Library (Map). June 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "60 Years of Change at DBRL". Daniel Boone Regional Library. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ↑ McKinney, Roger. "Columbia, Boone County library boards approve plan to merge". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  7. ↑ JUNG, ALISON. "Daniel Boone Regional Library celebrates 50th anniversary". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  8. ↑ "Bookmobile Stops – Daniel Boone Regional Library". Daniel Boone Regional Library. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  9. ↑ Goldstein, Adam. "Daniel Boone Regional Library workers vote to unionize". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  10. ↑ "First Library Union in the State of Missouri – Library Worklife:". Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  11. ↑ Kaminski, Mitchell (2023-12-20). "DBRL Board approves agreement with union after initially asking for amendment on wages". ABC17NEWS. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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