Library Staff – Cass County Public Library

April 8-14 is National Library Week this year. Throughout this week, libraries are celebrated for their impact and influence in their communities. It is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Here’s what’s happening:

Garden City Library Staff Programs and Events

Marilyn Thomas, retirement

Former Garden City Branch Manager, Marilyn Thomas, Retires

A retirement reception was held in Marilyn Thomas’s honor at the Garden City branch on Saturday. Family, co-workers, and many, many library patrons and residents stopped by to congratulate Marilyn.

Archie Library Staff

Robin Tucker, Southwest Missouri State University

Archie, meet your new librarian!

Robin Tucker has been the Branch Manager of the Archie branch since July 2016. If you haven’t stopped in and

Library Staff Northern Resource Center Programs and Events

Barbara Boucher, Becky Klein, Belton Chamber of Commerce, Cass County Commission, Christie Kessler, City Of Belton, City of Peculiar, City of Raymore, grand opening, Jack Bondon, Jimmy Odom, Mary Dobson, North Cass Shopping Center, Peculiar Chamber of Commerce, Raymore Chamber of Commerce, ribbon cutting, Seth Hershberger, Steve Erichsen, Teri Milbourn

Area chambers hold a ribbon cutting for the new location of the library in Belton

The new location of the Northern Resource Center opened on November 14, 2016. The Library Board of Trustees and the Chambers of Commerce of Belton, Raymore and Peculiar held a ribbon cutting on November 30th to mark the occasion.

Archie Library Staff Programs and Events

Gail Roberts, retirement

Archie Branch Manager, Gail Roberts, retires

After over 10 years as manager of the Archie Branch of Cass County Public Library, Gail Roberts is retiring from the position.

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Lauren Smith, Michael Bradley, music, storytime, Summer Reading Program

Featured programs: Storytime guest presenters appearing at multiple locations this summer

What could be better than story time at the library? Don’t miss these special guest presenters this summer.

Library Staff Programs and Events

Belton Regional Medical Center, Cass County Dental Clinic, Cass County Health Foundation, fundraiser, oral health, Walk for Health

Library staff members raise money for nonprofit dental clinics

Cass County Public Library staff members will participate in the Cass Community Health Foundation’s 22nd Annual Walk for Health.

Library Staff Programs and Events

CCPL Board of Trustees, Farmers Insurance, Phil Kohler

Library board welcomes new member

At the recent monthly meeting of the library board of trustees, members welcomed a newly appointed member, Phil Kohler, to the board.

Library Staff Pleasant Hill Programs and Events

CCPL Board of Trustees, Christie Kessler, Mary Dobson, Randy Miller, retirement, Seth Hershberger

Randy Miller, library board member since 1999, resigns

Randy Miller, an economic development director and farmer from Pleasant Hill, recently resigned from the library board after 17 years of service to the library and the community.

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A day in the life, Library Snapshot Day, Missouri, Molibaries

Snapshot Day at the Library

We recently participated in a state-wide project to record and document a typical day in the life of a public library. On that day, library staff members made a special effort to take pictures of anything and everything going on in the library. Our staff took photos of many typical activities – patrons using the wireless internet, children making crafts, a group discussing a book, staff behind the circulation desk, a library courier sorting books in the garage – and posted it all on Facebook with the hashtag #molibraries.

Library Staff Programs and Events

Alumni Board, Becky Klein, board, boards, Business Education, CCPL Foundation, foundation, foundations, instructor, Peggy Dryden, Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation, Raymore-Peculiar School District, technical writing, technology director, University of Central Missouri

Becky Klein appointed to library board

The Cass County Commission appointed Becky Klein to serve on the five-member Cass County Public Library Board of Trustees.

Library Staff Programs and Events

Belton Chamber of Commerce, Belton Historical Society, Belton Industrial Development Authority, Belton Vision Committee, board, Board of Trustees, CCPL Foundation, Central Methodist University, City Of Belton, library board, Missouri Municipal League, North Cass Herald, Peggy Dryden, Seth Hershberger, The Barstow School, Trustee

Longtime trustee, Peggy Dryden, retires from the library board

The library recently thanked Peggy Dryden for her years of dedicated leadership and support.

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CCPL Board of Trustees, Democrat-Missourian, Every Hero has a Story, Mary Dobson, National Library Week, North Cass Herald, Pleasant Hill Times, Summer Reading Program

Celebrate National Library Week!: A message from the library board president

In honor of National Library Week (April 12 – 18), several local papers published a column written by Cass County Public Library board president, Mary Dobson. The full column is reprinted below.

Cass Kids Library Staff Northern Resource Center

China, Kansas, Kansas City, Lauren Smith, Memphis College of Art, Shanghai

Meet the new Children’s Specialist at Northern Resource Center!

Hi! I’m Lauren Smith, the new children’s librarian for Cass County Northern Resource Center!

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Book Riot, childhood literacy, Examiner, governor, Jay Nixon, job training, Kansas City Business Journal, libraries, Library Journal, lifelong learning, Mid-continent Public Library, Moberly Monitor-Index, poetry competition, SaveMoLibraries, state aid, Steve Potter

An update on state budget cuts for libraries

We sounded the alarm a few weeks ago about looming budget shortfalls caused by Governor Nixon’s cuts to library funds. We would like to thank everyone who shared the article on social media, called to us to express your concern and took the time to sign the petition.