Winter Holiday Schedule

All Library locations will be closed on the following days for the Winter Holiday:
Wednesday, December 24
Thursday, December 25
Friday, December 26
Wednesday, December 31
Thursday, January 1

Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle, Turner* and Mobile Libraries will be closed on:
Wednesday December 24, 2025 through Wednesday January 1, 2026. 
*Turner Community Library will be open on Saturday December 27.

Main, West & South library locations will be open on December 29 and 30 but will close early at 5:00 pm.

All library locations will reopen for normal operating hours on Friday, January 2, 2026. 

Lessons from Joplin: How to Stay Safe in Severe Weather

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Adults
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Severe weather season is upon us; are you prepared?

Join us for an informative presentation with nationally known safety educator Marty Augustine, who will offer valuable tips on how to keep you and your family safe when severe weather strikes.

Topics will include:

·         Learn about local threats

·         How to prepare and respond to threats

·         How to make an emergency kit

·         How to develop an emergency plan

This presentation is based on lessons learned from the tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011.

Augustine is the author of Disaster Planning Made Easy, a book about emergency preparedness. He is also a public safety supervisor and emergency preparedness expert with over 25 years of disaster preparedness experience.


 

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