Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County

The Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC) is a partnership of nine independent public libraries in St. Louis County, Missouri. It was formed in 1997 as a way for the libraries to share a patron and bibliographic database as well as other resources.[1][2] A valid library card from any of the member libraries can be used in any other MLC library.[3]

Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County
Established1996
LocationSt. Louis County, Missouri
Collection
Size700,000+ items
WebsiteOfficial website

History

On May 31, 1996, eight independent public libraries in St. Louis County formed the MLC, including Brentwood Public Library, Ferguson Municipal Public Library, Kirkwood Public Library, Maplewood Public Library, Richmond Heights Memorial Library, Rock Hill Public Library, University City Public Library and Valley Park Community Library. Webster Groves Public Library later joined increasing the number of member libraries to nine.[4]

Facilities

MLC consists of nine independent public libraries including:

See also

References
  1. Henderson, Jane (June 22, 2012). "Libraries Target Growing E-Book Audience; Still, Some Readers Are Reluctant to Use the Electronic Volumes Even Though They Can Be Checked out for Free, and Libraries Are Hesitant about Paying a Big Purchase Price". St Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. Shapiro, Mary (February 11, 2011). "What are you reading right now?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. "History". Brentwood Public Library. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. "History of KPL". Kirkwood Public Library. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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