New STEAM Kit Lending Program

September 13, 2022 Missouri Secretary of State John R. Ashcroft presents Trails Regional Library Concordia Branch Manager Debbie Kirchhoff and Director Jackie Hawes with the Missouri State Library’s LSTA STEM Kits Grant. Trails Regional Library is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant in the amount of $12,358.50 from the Missouri State… Continue Reading New STEAM Kit Lending Program

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18, 2020, we are sharing historic images from the period of women’s suffrage from Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence. This collection is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery. This… Continue Reading Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

Antiracism Begins at Home

An Excerpt From Your Home Librarian from the Library Journal and School Library Journal Editors When we launched this newsletter several weeks ago, our goal was to help support readers and library users sheltering at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. As so many (including librarians and library workers) were forced to quickly transition to… Continue Reading Antiracism Begins at Home

Trails Regional Library Calls for Macmillan to Reverse Library eBook Embargo

On July 25, Macmillan Publishers announced it would become the only major (Big 5) publisher to limit eBook lending for U.S. libraries. Under its new licensing model, scheduled to begin November 1, 2019, a library may purchase one copy upon release of a new title in eBook format, after which the publisher will impose an… Continue Reading Trails Regional Library Calls for Macmillan to Reverse Library eBook Embargo