Crystal City Public Library

Checkout our new website at
crystalcitylibrary.org

We are open again regular hours:
Monday - Thursday 10 am - 7 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 1 pm
Sunday (closed)

Crystal City Public Library updated their business hours.

Crystal City Public Library updated their website address.

Black Freedom Struggle in The United States: A Selection of Primary Sources The Black Freedom Struggle website is freely available to students, educators and patrons. This curated selection of primary sources is designed for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans. Developed with input from Black history scholars and advisors, its easily di...

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Chuck the Chicken
Disc Golf
Four square/Hopscotch
Indoor Bean Bag Toss
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Call the Crystal City Library at 937-7166

We are open for Curbside checkout only Monday - Friday 10 am - 3 pm.

Crystal City Public Library
is offering
Curbside service during this extended shutdown period.
Hours for this service will be Monday - Friday 10 am - 3 pm.

Please call the library at 937-7166 to request a book to check out or be placed on hold.
You may also call to renew your materials.
No fines will be charged during this period which at this time is scheduled to run until midnight April 30.

Please click on the name of the library below then click on the link that appears to go to our website which will give you access to our online catalog
Along with links to the

Wolfner Talking Book & Braille Library

Heritage Quest Online (genealogy site)

Learning Express Library
that offers access to the following:
Adult Learning
Career Center
High School Equivalency Center
College Center
College Prep Center
School Center

Overdrive
(access to ebooks, emagazines, and audiobooks)
If not already registered please call the library for information.

Tumble Book Library
For access to ebooks and puzzles & games for children.

Or following the link to the newest
Missouri practice driving test for permit drivers, driver's license test and the senior citizen's refresher test.

Take this time of social distancing to check out these great resources available on our website.
Please don't forget to call the library if you have any questions.

Tania Laughlin, Director

http://jeffersoncountyonline.org/libraries/CrystalCity/CrystalCityLibrary.htm



CRYSTAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

CRYSTAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY    HOURS Monday - 10 A.M.- 7 P.M.  Tuesday -  10 A.M.- 7 P.M.  Wednesday - 10 A.M.- 7 P.M.  Thursday - 10 A.M.- 7 P.M. - 10 A.M..- 5 P.M.  Saturday - 10 A.M. - 1 P.M.    Sunday -  CLOSED

Happy Thanksgiving
From all the Library Staff
We are closed
Thurs., Nov. 28 - Sat., Nov. 30

Free Missouri (MO) DOR Practice Tests – Updated for 2019

The following link is to our new Driving Test Program

Copy and paste it into your search bar in your browser.

https://crystalcitylib.driving-tests.org

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Crystal City Public Library's cover photo

STEAM Camp @ Crystal City Public Library - Friday, July 13

Crystal City Public Library

New Arrivals

May 2108

ADULT FICTION
A death of no importance - Fredericks
Shattered mirror - Johansen
The fallen - Baldacci (LP)
I've got my eyes on you - Clark (LP)
Duel to the death - Jance (LP)
The 17th suspect - Patterson (reg. & LP)
Twisted prey - Sandford (reg. & LP)
After Anna - Scottoline (LP)
Shoot first - Woods (LP)
Warning light - Ricciardi
Hotel on shadow lake - Tully

Junior/Easy FICTION

Framed! - Ponti

Audiobooks

Rocket Men - Kurson

My American dream - Bastianich

Endurance a year in space, a lifetime of discovery - Kelly

Flight attendant - Bohjalian

The rising sea - Cussler

A column of fire - Follett

The punishment she deserves - George

Women in sunlight - Mayes
Caribbean rim - White
Shoot first - Woods

City of Crystal City

Demolition of the Kiddie Pool under way to make room for a Splash Pad activity area. Coming this summer to the Crystal City Municipal Pool.

TAX FORMS HAVE ARRIVED
We have received the 1040ez, 1040 & 1040A forms and Instructions.

Tails with Tales

Crystal City Public Library
New Arrivals and Events
July 2017

ADULT FICTION

Dangerous minds – Evanovich
Wired – Garwood
The widow Nash – Harrison
Trophy – Jacobsen
Chasing down a dream – Jenkins
The silent corner – Koontz
Murder games – Patterson (reg. & LP)
Tom Clancy point on contact – Maden
The reason you’re alive – Quick
The stars are fire – Shreve
House of spies – Silva
The duchess – Steel
Testimony – Turow
Flood – Young

ADULT NON-FICTION

For a greater purpose – Rzeppa

Junior/Easy FICTION

The Aesop for children (E)
Marta! Big & small – Arena (E)
There’s a giraffe in my soup – Burach (E)
The day the crayons came home – Daywalt (E)
Dragon was terrible – DiPucchio (E)
Frog on a log? – Gray (E)
Mother Bruce – Higgins (E)
Marilyn’s monster – Knudsen (E)
Still a gorilla! – Norman (E)
If you ever want to bring an alligator to school, don’t! – Parsley (E)
10 little ninjas – Paul (E)
The real Mother Goose (E)
Great children’s stories – Richardson (E)
A crack in the track (E)
Ruthless – Adams
Red Queen – Aveyard
Six of crows – Bardugo
The fixer – Barnes
The worst class trip ever – Barry
Book Scavenger – Bertman
All Fall down – Carter
Superstar – Davis
Forget tomorrow – Dunn
The honest truth – Gemeinhart
Code of honor – Gratz
Took – Hahn
House arrest – Holt
Fish in a tree – Hunt
The improbable theory of Ana & Zak – Katcher
This raging light – Laure
Zeroboxer – Lee
Under a painted sky – Lee
The only game – Lupica
A madness so discreet – McGinnis
All the answers – Messner
Inherit midnight – Myers
A night divided – Nielsen
All the bright places – Niven
Pottymouth & Stoopid – Patterson
The doublecross – Pearce
I am Princess X – Priest
The hidden oracle – Riordan (Bk #1)
The dark prophecy – Riordan (Bk #2)
Echo – Ryan
Extraordinary means – Schneider
Beneath – Smith
Rebel mechanics – Swendson
An ember in the ashes – Tahir
Webster: tale of an outlaw – White
Everything, everything – Yoon
Made you up – Zappia

Junior NON-FICTION

Children’s treasury of mythology – Price
I’m trying to love spiders – Barton
Winnie: the true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh – Walker
Old Macdonald had a truck – Goetz
Trombone Shorty – Andrews
Fur, fins, and feathers: Abraham Dee Bartlett and the invention of the modern zoo
Queen of the diamond: the Lizzie Murphy story

Crystal City Public Library will be closed Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4. Have a great 4th of July Holiday and stay safe.

Crystal City Public Library
New Arrivals and Events
June 2017

ADULT FICTION
Aunt Dimity and the widow’s Curse – Atherton
Price of duty – Brown, Dale
A hiss before dying – Brown, Rita Mae
A Dog’s way home – Cameron
Full wolf moon – Child
Dragon teeth – Crichton
Nighthawk – Cussler
Dying breath – Graham
Not a sound – Gudenkauf
Into the water – Hawkins
G-man – Hunter
The girl who knew too much – Quick
The scribe of Siena - Winawer

ADULT NON-FICTION
In the Shadow of the Moon – Aveni
Driving Miss Norma – Bauerschmidt
Al Franken, giant of the Senate

Junior/Easy FICTION
Here are the Firefighter Duckies! - Dormer (E)
Welcome: a Mo Willems guide for new arrivals (E)
Posted – Anderson
The unexpected life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts – Avi
The Black Witch - Forest

Junior NON-FICTION
The three billy goats Gruff - Pinkney

AUDIOBOOKS
Price of duty – Brown
Full wolf moon – Child
Shadow reaper – Feehan
Into the water – Hawkins
About a vampire – Sands
Comes the blind fury – Saul
The frozen hours – Shaara
Anything is possible – Strout

Grow It, Try it, Like it
Food growing, tasting & storytime
Tuesdays, thru June 27 at 11:30 am

SUMMER EVENTS 2017
CRYSTAL CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

GROW IT, TRY IT, LIKE IT
Children will plant seeds, learn about gardens and growing vegetables. They will taste what comes from the garden and will listen to stories. This program is held on Tuesdays, June 6-27 at 11:30 am.

RONALD MCDONALD VISIT
Tuesday, July 18 at 11 am.

MAD SCIENCE OF SAINT LOUIS - "IT'S NOT MAGIC, IT'S SCIENCE"
Thursday, July 27 @ 1:30pm.

DOME THEATER
(IN CELEBRATION OF THE ECLIPSE)
August 21 11 am - 6 pm.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES.

HELP US CELEBRATE A GREAT SUMMER OF READING!

libraries.more.net/crystalcity/

Use the above link to access the following Databases:

eBook Public Library Collection
Find over 33,000 downloadable eBooks that includes fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and juveniles. A wide range of subjects and topics are covered including self-help, Health & Fitness, Games, Crafts & Hobbies, Cooking, Family, Marriage and Religion.
All titles have unlimited simultaneous access so no waiting on holds!

Tumblebooks
Online, animated talking picture books.

HeritageQuest
Delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources to help you research your family tree.

Missouri Digital Heritage
Access a rich archive of information about the history of Missouri and local communities. Included are educational resources like classroom curricula accessible through this website.

LearningExpress Library
Over 300 free, online practice tests for academic and job certification. Find ACT, SAT, Advanced Placement, ASVAB, HiSET, LSAT, GRE, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Nursing Assistant and many more!

GCFLearn.Org
This free resource offers 125 tutorials, more than 1,100 lessons, videos and interactives on topics including Microsoft Office, computer basics and email to reading, math and more
Consumer Health Complete
CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Resources for students and teachers including magazines, online books, encyclopedias, images, videos and much more!

Explora - Elementary
Designed specifically for elementary school students. Find age appropriate magazine articles, encyclopedias, online books and topic overviews.

Explora - Middle School
Find magazines, newspapers, science information, online books and topic overviews appropriate for the Middle School level.

Explora - High School & College
A wide range of materials to support the high school student research needs. Find online books, magazines, newspapers, Peer Reviewed journals and science related materials.

LearningExpress Library
Free, online practice tests for ESL and basic skills improvement practice tests for elementary, middle and high school in reading, writing and math. Also find SAT, ACT Advanced Placement, HiSET and ASVAB among hundreds more.

Explora - General Research
Find the latest news articles and consumer information like Consumer Reports and top news magazines.

EBSCO
Access to over 15 different databases covering a wide array of materials and information for all age levels and research needs.

Fun had by all at our Money Smart Kids Reading program on Saturday, April 22, thank you for all that participated.

Crystal City Public Library
New Arrivals and Events
April 2017

ADULT FICTION
The Last Chance Olive Ranch - Albert
Vicious circle - Box (reg. & LP)
All by myself - Clark
The devil's triangle - Coulter
The cutthroat - Cussler
The burial hour - Deaver
The book of Polly - Hepinstall
Song of the Lion - Hillerman
Mississippi blood - Iles (reg. & LP)
Man overboard - Jance
If not for you - Macomber (reg. & LP)
The horse dancer - Moyes
The black book - Patterson (reg. & LP)
Two from the heart - Patterson (reg. & LP)
Immortal unchained - Sands
One perfect lie - Scottoline (reg. & LP)
The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane - See
Dangerous games - Steel
The Tiger and the Wolf - Tchaikovsky
The chosen - Ward
The night the lights went out - White
Mangrove lightning - White


ADULT NON-FICTION
Norse mythology - Gaiman
The most notorious serial killers
Posh rice - Kydd
Nevertheless - Baldwin
Walking to listen - Forsthoefel

Junior/Easy FICTION
Dad and the dinosaur - Choldenko (E)
Big cat, little cat - Cooper (E)
The legend of rock, paper, scissors - Daywalt (E)
A letter to my teacher - Hopkinson (E)
I promise - McPhail (E)
Princess Cora and the crocodile - Schlitz (E
Pandora - Turnbull (E)
Say hello, Sophie! - Wells (E)
Things I should of known - LaZebnik
The Rose Society - Lu

Junior NON-FICTION
My first baby signs - Conigliaro

Young Adult FICTION
The inconceivable life of Quinn - Baer
Strange the dreamer - Taylor


AUDIOBOOKS
Ripper the secret life of Walter Sickert - Cornwell
The Hollywood daughter - Alcott
Silence fallen - Briggs
The Red Sphinx - Dumas
Finger lickin' fifteen - Evanovich
Dark demon - Feehan
If not for you - Macomber
The Pentultimate peril - Snicket
Mangrove lightning - White

Our Library has a subscription to TumbleBookLibrary, and your family can access it from home! It’s unlimited, and it’s FREE for you to use from home!

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of e-books for children. They are a great way to encourage tech-savvy kids to enjoy reading!

There are over 250 animated, talking picture books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles!

We hope that you will get the chance to check out the collections with your child! Below is all the information you’ll need to login to the collection:

You can use your computer, tablet, or mobile phone! All you need is an internet connection. There are no downloads: books are streamed right to your device at the click of a button.

Access is available from the Library's website.

Happy Tumbling, everyone!

Crystal City Public Library
New Arrivals
March 2017

ADULT FICTION
A darkness absolute – Armstrong
Death of a ghost – Beaton
Winter of the gods – Brodsky
Dead letters – Dolan-Leach
Banana cream pie murder – Fluke
Heartbreak Hotel – Kellerman (Reg. & LP)
My not so perfect life – Kinsella
A piece of the world – Kline
Right behind you – Gardner (LP)
Humans, bow down – Patterson (Reg. & LP)
The Lonely Hearts Hotel – O’Neill
Lincoln in the Bardo – Saunders
The murder of Willie Lincoln - Solomon

ADULT NON-FICTION
Show Me Nature’s Wrath – Corrigan
Modern women: 52 pioneers – Cochrane
The Home that was our country – Malek
I’ll be damned - Braeden

AUDIOBOOKS
Eleventh grave in moonlight – Jones
Heartbreak Hotel – Kellerman
Robert B. Parker’s Revelation – Knott
Black & Blue – Patterson
Chilbury Ladies’ Choir – Ryan

DVDs
Breakout kings – Complete first season
The Dukes of Hazzard – Complete first season
Everwood – Complete first season
Falling for a dancer – Purcell
The Guardian – First season
Igor
The Incredible Hulk
Murder in Suburbia (Series 1 & 2)
Murder One – Complete first season
Private practice – Complete fourth season
Renegade – Complete series
Scandal – Complete first season
S*x and the city – Season 2-4
2 Broke Girls – Complete first season

We have a sale table next to our circulation desk with these items for sale:

Hardbacks $.50
Paperbacks $.10
Children's $.25
Audiobooks $1.00

The inventory is always changing so check out the table often.

We also have giveaway items also available

Great visit today from the students of the Brain Station in Crystal City, our next Tails with Tales will be Monday, March 13 at noon.

Thank you to everyone that gave so generously to our 2nd annual Souper Bowl - We didn't beat the Festus and DeSoto libraries but we collected over 200 items that were given to the Ozark Food Pantry to help those in need in our community. We didn't win but the community definitely did.

Crystal City Public Library
New Arrivals and Events
February 2017

The Library is a collection site for the Shoeman Water Project – Bring in your unwanted shoes, they are exported to roadside vendors in places like Kenya, Haiti and South America. The shoes are sold at a very low cost to people in need. The money raised with the export is used to dig new wells and repair existing wells in areas of the world with limited or no access to fresh clean drinking water.

ADULT FICTION
The girl before – Delaney
Power game – Feehan
Little deaths – Flint
Right behind you – Gardner
The dry – Harper
The turn – Harrison
Eleventh grave in moonlight – Jones
Born of vengeance – Kenyon
The signal flame – Krivak
Fatal – Lescroart
Never Never – Patterson (reg. & LP)
The mistress – Steel (reg. & LP)
Echoes in death - Robb

ADULT NON-FICTION
The Mayo Clinic diet
The Magnolia story – Gaines
Hidden figures – Lee

JUNIOR/EASY FICTION
North, south, east, west - Brown (E)
The rooster who would not be quiet! - Deedy (E)
How to be a hero – Heide (E)
The someday birds - Pla

JUNIOR NON-FICTION
Step right up: how Doc and Jim Key taught the world about kindness - Bowman

YA
Messenger – Williams
Caraval – Garber
The you I’ve never known – Hopkins
A list of cages – Roe

AUDIOBOOKS
The fifth petal – Barry
The midnight bell – Higgins
Crash and burn – Michaels
Never Never - Patterson

Hot Coffee, Tea and Cocoa available for $1.00 per cup.