Search, browse, and request materials from our collections including Missouriana, government publications, and Library Professional Development with your Missouri State Library card.

Need help? Try our State Library catalog tutorial.

Select a link below to find available books:

• accessibility
• cataloging
• children
• collection development
• diversity
• electronic resources
• leadership
• makerspaces
• practical guides for librarians series
• programming
• reference
• summer reading
• technology
• teens
• and more!

Missouri public library directors and branch managers are encouraged to request books for use by their staff.

• Advances in Librarianship
• Library Technology Reports
• Library Trends

These print journal volumes are also available for borrowing. Article scans may also be requested by completing the Request a Scan form.

• ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science
• Dictionary of Information Science and Technology
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences
• The Atlas of New Librarianship

Digital scans of pages or entries may be requested by completing the Request a Scan form.

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The Missouri Libraries Historical Collection showcases historical materials relating to Missouri libraries and library development. This collection includes reports, monographs, periodicals, surveys, studies, and ephemera authored by the State Library, about the State Library, and about library development in the state of Missouri. This collection aims to preserve the print history of the Missouri State Library and the development of libraries in the state of Missouri.