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Kirkwood Public Library (KPL) primarily serves residents of the city of Kirkwood, Missouri, USA.The library is operated independently, and is a part of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC), which connects it to 8 other independently operated libraries in neighboring St. Louis County municipalities.
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.
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Kirkwood is an inner-ring western suburb of St. Louis located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 27,540. [ 5 ] Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood , builder of the Pacific Railroad through that city.
The library opened on June 1, 1930, at the corner of Carson and Florissant Road with 575 books in its collection. [4] Between 1930 and 1995, the library moved several times before securing a single-use building. [4] In 1966, Ferguson Municipal Public Library joined the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County (MLC). [5]
St. Louis County Library (SLCL) is a library system that serves residents of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is the busiest public library in Missouri, circulating more than 11 million items in 2023. [ 3 ]
Meacham Park is a neighborhood of the city of Kirkwood, Missouri outside of St. Louis City in St. Louis County.It was established in 1892 by Elzey E. Meacham [1] as an unincorporated community largely of African Americans and was eventually annexed by the city of Kirkwood, which relocated many of its residents to make way for a mall and other commercial property. [2]
The University City Public Library is a public library in University City, Missouri, near the Delmar Loop. Established in 1939, [3] the library holds more than 150,000 books. It offers several activities and services for all ages. It is a member of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County, nine independent libraries in St. Louis ...