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The Greene County Library,
120 N. 12th Street, Paragould is housed in the Wright Memorial
Library
Building. Public library service has been available to the Paragould
citizens since 1936 when the Paragould Public Library opened
its doors in 1936 over the Trail
Blazers Cafe on West Court Street. Through the hard
work of Paragould citizens, civic groups and dedicated
librarians, the library has grown from a collection of
600 books donated by citizens of Paragould to a
collection of 60,000 plus items which include books,
videos, audio tapes, CDs and magazines. There is
access to the Internet, magazine on-line databases,
covering everything from business to health. Computers
with Microsoft Office products, such as Excel and Word
are also available for in-house use. Copy machines are
also available.
In 1951, a one-mill county property tax was
passed which was earmarked solely for the library. At
that time, the library became the Greene County
Library and served all the citizens of Greene County.
In 1963, the library joined with Clay County to form
the Greene-Clay Regional Library. In 1965, Randolph
County joined the system which is now called the
Northeast Arkansas Regional Library. All three
counties have joined together to form an on-line union
catalog that patrons can access from home through any
of the libraries' websites.
Library cards are free with proof of identity and
address. The cards can be used in any of the libraries
in Greene, Clay or Randolph Counties. Also, material
can be borrowed from any of the libraries in the
system through Inter-library loan services and the
material will be delivered to the library nearest the
patron.
Throughout the year, programs are offered for
children and adults of all ages. Information on times
and dates can be obtained by calling the library at
236-8711 or checking our website for updates. The
Lipscomb - Arkansas Room was established in 1982 when
the S.S. Lipscomb Foundation set donated $100,000 to
set up an Arkansas History and Genealogy room. This
fund is managed by the Arkansas Community Foundation.
The Lipscomb room houses material on Arkansas history
and a offers a wide range of material and services for
genealogy research. Members of the Greene County
Historical and Genealogical Society volunteer in the
room to help patrons with research questions.
With the huge increase in information and the
ability of libraries to provide electronic access to
patrons of huge databases of information, even those
residing in rural areas of Arkansas will be able to
locate the information they need for educational and
recreational purposes.
The library is open Monday-Thursday from 9 AM to
6 PM, Friday 9 AM to 4 PM, and Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM.
The library is closed on holidays. The phone number is
236-8711 and the web address
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www.greenecountylibrary.com. |
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