{"id":173,"date":"2022-08-11T21:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T21:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2022-12-07T22:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:42:24","slug":"moberly-main-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/?page_id=173","title":{"rendered":"Moberly Main Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"173\" class=\"elementor elementor-173\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3391dcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3391dcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b3c220\" data-id=\"9b3c220\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1871680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1871680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3082.2242632753473!2d-92.44283538433957!3d39.41905292363039!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x87dd2ce008a59241%3A0x8b17ae0d6990341b!2sLittle%20Dixie%20Regional%20Libraries%20Moberly%20Mo!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1664984515076!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f29916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f29916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Moberly Branch is the location of our departments and services. If you want to know more click on the image below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2715bf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2715bf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d3168a\" data-id=\"9d3168a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec73d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ec73d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/?page_id=64\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Library-Departments.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1476\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ccbbaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ccbbaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da56084\" data-id=\"da56084\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a0b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22a0b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <br \/>111 N., 4th St, Moberly, Mo. 65270<\/p><p><strong>Phone:<\/strong><br \/>660-263-4426<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87cb100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87cb100\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aea2b8\" data-id=\"8aea2b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1465e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b1465e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Library Hours<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d460999 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d460999\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eca5235\" data-id=\"eca5235\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b22f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"83b22f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Sunday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1381\"><p>Closed<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Monday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1382\"><p>9 am to 8 pm<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tuesday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1383\"><p>9 am to 8 pm<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1384\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1384\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Wednesday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1384\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1384\"><p>9 am to 6 pm<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1385\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1385\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Thursday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1385\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1385\"><p>9 am to 8 pm<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1386\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1386\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Friday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1386\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1386\"><p>9 am 6 pm<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1387\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1387\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Saturday<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1387\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1387\"><p>9 am to 4 pm<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fe3e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fe3e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bf21a1\" data-id=\"0bf21a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd03a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bd03a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">The <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">history<\/span> of the <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Library<\/span> spans well over a hundred years and remains one of the most outstanding and gorgeous buildings downtown.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In 1872, a group in <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> formed in order to create a <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span>. They named themselves the \u201c<span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Library<\/span> Association\u201d and created a mini <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span>. They began with 335 books, 8 magazines, and an expectation that members of the <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> would pay $5 per year. This <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> ceased to exist after three years due to not having a structured <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> system and people simply not continuing to pay their dues.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Next a group of railroaders and their families attempted to create a <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> or a borrowing plan in <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span>. Not much came of it but this group attempted for years to create some sort of a structure.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">However, on April 2nd, 1901, a tax came before the people of <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> (largely in part due to the encouragement of railroad families) and was overwhelmingly approved. The original <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> used shelving and books from the multiple attempts at creating a <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> before and set up shop throughout the summer of 1901.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The first librarian, named Mrs. Bessie Lee, was hired and began work on August 1, 1901 at the official \u201cRailroad <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Library<\/span> Rooms\u201d<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Knowing that this temporary arrangement couldn\u2019t last long, in January of 1902, citizens of <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> sent a letter to Mr. Andrew Carnegie asking for funding for an official building within the city limits.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In April, Carnegie responded that if the city of <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> would give $1500, he would give $15,000. By the time the building was finished, <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> had given $2,000 and Carnegie had donated $20,000. All in all, Andrew Carnegie helped build over 2,500 libraries (approximately 1700 in the US) all over the world.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Carnegie required the elected officials\u2014the local government\u2014to:<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><p dir=\"ltr\">demonstrate the need for a public <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span>;<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><p dir=\"ltr\">provide the building site;<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><p dir=\"ltr\">pay to staff and maintain the <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span>;<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><p dir=\"ltr\">draw from public funds to run the <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span>\u2014not use only private donations;<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><p dir=\"ltr\">annually provide ten percent of the cost of the <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span>\u2018s construction to support its operation; and,<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><p dir=\"ltr\">provide free service to all.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span>\u2019s very famous Ludwig Abt designed the original <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> according to Carnegie\u2019s specifications. The architecture was typically simple and formal, welcoming patrons to enter through a prominent doorway, nearly always accessed via a staircase. The entry staircase symbolized a person\u2019s elevation by learning. Similarly, outside virtually every <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> was a lamppost or lantern,meant as a symbol of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enlightenment_%28spiritual%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enlightenment_(spiritual)&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1479522246258000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHU9k5ls1exzyRT5XmJRnilms_Q7Q\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">enlightenment<\/a>.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Libraries in Brookfield, Mexico, Monroe City, Shelbina, Huntsville, Fayette, and Fulton were all Carnegie Libraries.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Library<\/span> joined the Little Dixie Regional <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Library<\/span> system in 1967, and spans four <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> branches and two counties.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In 1994, the <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">Moberly<\/span> <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> renovated and doubled its size.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> now employs over twenty people and has approximately 165,000 items available for checkout. A wide variety of technologies, computers, ebooks, DVDs, Books on CDs, and good ol\u2019 fashioned books are available. The current Director is Rachael Grime.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The <span class=\"m_1691162357046165839gmail-il\">library<\/span> is still tax supported and has been in continuous service since 1902.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moberly Branch is the location of our departments and services. If you want to know more click on the image below. Address: 111 N., 4th St, Moberly, Mo. 65270 Phone:660-263-4426 Library Hours Sunday Closed Monday 9 am to 8 pm Tuesday 9 am to 8 pm Wednesday 9 am to 6 pm Thursday 9 am to 8 pm Friday 9 am 6 pm Saturday 9 am to 4 pm The history of the Moberly Library spans well over a hundred years and remains one of the most outstanding and gorgeous buildings downtown. In 1872, a group in Moberly formed in order to create a library. They named themselves the \u201cMoberly Library Association\u201d and created a mini library. They began with 335 books, 8 magazines, and an expectation that members of the library would pay $5 per year. This library ceased to exist after three years due to not having a structured library system and people simply not continuing to pay their dues. Next a group of railroaders and their families attempted to create a library or a borrowing plan in Moberly. Not much came of it but this group attempted for years to create some sort of a structure. However, on April 2nd, 1901, a tax came before the people of Moberly (largely in part due to the encouragement of railroad families) and was overwhelmingly approved. The original library used shelving and books from the multiple attempts at creating a library before and set up shop throughout the summer of 1901. The first librarian, named Mrs. Bessie Lee, was hired and began work on August 1, 1901 at the official \u201cRailroad Library Rooms\u201d Knowing that this temporary arrangement couldn\u2019t last long, in January of 1902, citizens of Moberly sent a letter to Mr. Andrew Carnegie asking for funding for an official building within the city limits. In April, Carnegie responded that if the city of Moberly would give $1500, he would give $15,000. By the time the building was finished, Moberly had given $2,000 and Carnegie had donated $20,000. All in all, Andrew Carnegie helped build over 2,500 libraries (approximately 1700 in the US) all over the world. Carnegie required the elected officials\u2014the local government\u2014to: demonstrate the need for a public library; provide the building site; pay to staff and maintain the library; draw from public funds to run the library\u2014not use only private donations; annually provide ten percent of the cost of the library\u2018s construction to support its operation; and, provide free service to all. Moberly\u2019s very famous Ludwig Abt designed the original library according to Carnegie\u2019s specifications. The architecture was typically simple and formal, welcoming patrons to enter through a prominent doorway, nearly always accessed via a staircase. The entry staircase symbolized a person\u2019s elevation by learning. Similarly, outside virtually every library was a lamppost or lantern,meant as a symbol of enlightenment. Libraries in Brookfield, Mexico, Monroe City, Shelbina, Huntsville, Fayette, and Fulton were all Carnegie Libraries. The Moberly Library joined the Little Dixie Regional Library system in 1967, and spans four library branches and two counties. In 1994, the Moberly library renovated and doubled its size. The library now employs over twenty people and has approximately 165,000 items available for checkout. A wide variety of technologies, computers, ebooks, DVDs, Books on CDs, and good ol\u2019 fashioned books are available. The current Director is Rachael Grime. The library is still tax supported and has been in continuous service since 1902.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":141,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-173","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}