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Winter Reading Challenges – Win a gift card! Starting Feb.1, ending March 26

General News, Youth Services

  • FAMILY READING TIME (ages 0-5 years old)
  • COZY UP WITH A GOOD BOOK (youth in grades 6-12)

Family Reading Time (ages 0-5 years old)

Parents, read 5 books a week to your child. Complete 8 paper sheets from the Library, or complete 8 badges online with Beanstack, to be entered in the drawing for an Amazon gift card.

Cozy Up with a Good Book (youth in grades 6-12)

Read 5 books & write a review about them online with Beanstack, or on paper sheets from the Library, to be entered in the drawing for an Amazon gift card.

How it works:

  1. Visit Beanstack or download the Beanstack Tracker app
  2. Register for a family or individual account and add readers
  3. Your card number is required. Use the letter “P” in front of your number, and if needed, add zeroes in front to make a total of 6 digits. Example: P00001.
  4. Log reading and activities
  5. Earn badges and prizes along the way!

This reading program was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Summer Reading

Summer program

“Tails and Tales” : June 1 – July 24!

June 1 thru July 24, 2021!

Readers who had just completed 5th grade & younger may sign up beginning May 15th. We will offer our normal paper sheets to log books that are read, or use the online Beanstack app. Small prizes will be awarded with each completed sheet. A GRAND PRIZE drawing will be held at the end of the program, for those who have completed all 5 sheets.

June 24 – Marty Hahn’s Magic Show will be held at 10:00am, at the Buffalo United Methodist Church Family Center, at the corner of Pine & Benton Streets, 2 blocks north of the library.

Weather permitting, we will have Story Time outside, behind the Friends of the Library building. Call for days & times.

Crafts in a Bag will be available to take & enjoy at home.

For in-person programs we ask that you call and reserve a space and time.

How it works:

  1. Visit Beanstack or download the Beanstack Tracker app
  2. Register for a family or individual account and add readers
  3. Your card number is required. Use the letter “P” in front of your number, and if needed, Add zeroes in front to make a total of 6 digits. Example: P00001.
  4. Log reading and activities
  5. Earn badges and prizes along the way!

FAMILY STORY TIME: Call us to schedule a special time to visit the library, and our staff will be happy to read just to YOUR family! 417-345-2647.

The library’s summer reading program was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Reopening details

General News, Summer program

Open normal hours:

Monday-Friday:   8:00am-5:30pm

Saturday:  8:00am-noon

417-345-2647

  • No more than 10 patrons in the library at a time.
  • Practice social distancing & respect others space.
  • Computers for business use, by appointment.
  • Family story time available by appointment.
  • Curbside service for those who prefer.

For more information, you may call 417-345-2647, or follow the library Facebook page. As always, digital resources like e-Books & Audios and learning databases are available 24/7.

Friends of the Library

General News

Friends of the Dallas County Library, 211 W. Main, Buffalo, Missouri, is a nonprofit group that meets at 2 p.m. the first Monday of each month, unless that is a holiday, in the used bookstore next to the library. Annual dues are $5.00.  A book discussion group meets after the meeting. Books are available at the library, and participants do not have to be a Friends of the Library member to participate, but do need a valid Dallas County Library card.

The store is open from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Thursdays, and 9:00 a.m. to noon each Saturday. A large selection of gently used hardback and paperback books, audio and video tapes and puzzles, is available at low prices. These materials cover a wide range of interest and ages. Stock is updated frequently so there are always many new items from which to choose. Children’s books and magazines are free of charge. Volunteers are available to answer questions and assist in finding materials. All proceeds benefit the Dallas County Library.

Contact the library for more information: 417-345-2647