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T H E M I SS I O N O F T H E B O L I VA R C O U N T Y L I B R A RY S Y S T E M I S T O S E RV E P E O P L E O F A L L A G E S A N D
D I V E R S E B A C K G R O U N D S P R O M O T I N G E A S I LY A C C E SS I B L E I N F O R M AT I O N, M AT E R I A L S , S E RV I C E S , A N D P R O G R A M S D E S I G N E D T O M E E T T H E C O U N T Y ’ S
E V O LV I N G E D U C AT I O N A L , R E C R E AT I O N A L , A N D C U LT U R A L N E E D S.
W W W. B O L I VA R . L I B . M S. U S
BOLIVAR COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
Established 1958
Brief History
“Bring Cleveland Up-to-Date ----- The D.A.R. asks your cooperation. March 18th, a house-to-house canvass will be made to solicit books and members for a Public Library. Adult membership $1.50; children $.50. Mrs. R. B. Johnson, Regent; Mrs. R. N. Somerville, Chairman.” (1917)
First Library was in a room at the Methodist Church
Early libraries were established in Rosedale, Merigold and a Carnegie Building in Mound Bayou
HISTORY
Established as a Library System by the Board of Supervisors in November 1958 Governed by a 5 member administrative board
appointed by the Board of Supervisors
First there were branches and a bookmobile that served the communities Some branches have advisory boards
Cleveland Library Commission Rosedale Advisory Board Shelby Advisory Board
HISTORY
First Director was LePoint SmithSince 2000
Mound Bayou Public Library opened in the St. Gabriel Mercy Center in 2002
Benoit Public Library was expanded and remodeled with the assistance of the Friends of the Library in 2004.
After the Gunnison Public Library was burned, along with city hall, a new building to house the library and city hall was built by the city. The library was reopened in 2005.
History
The Field Memorial Library in Shaw was burned twice and after fund raisers by the citizens and the city of Shaw, a store front library was opened in 2005.
Thema Rayner Memorial Library in Merigold was remodeled with funding from the city in 2007.
R.T. Hollingsworth Library in Shelby renovated the meeting room with a grant from the Department of Archives and History and the Citizens of Shelby.
Robinson-Carpenter Memorial Library in Cleveland received a renovation and new roof in 2008 with funds from the City of Cleveland.
ROBINSON-CARPENTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Hours:
Monday – Thursday
9:00 – 6:00
Friday
9:00 – 5:00
Saturday
9:00 – 1:00
662-843-2774 (phone)
662-843-4701 (fax)
BENOIT PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
1 :00 – 5:00
662-742-3112 (phone/fax)
ROSEDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hours:
Monday – Wednesday
10:00 – 5:00
Friday
12:00 – 5:00
662-759-6332 (phone/fax)
GUNNISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOURS:
Tuesday and Thursday
1:00 – 5:00
662-747-2201 (phone/fax)
FIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARYSHAW
HOURS:
Monday and Wednesday
10:00 – 5:00
Thursday
1:00 – 5:00
662-754-4597 (phone/fax)
THELMA RAYNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
MERIGOLD
HOURS:
Tuesday and Thursday
1:00 – 5:00
662-748-2105 (phone/fax)
MOUND BAYOU PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOURS:
Tuesday and Thursday
1:00 – 5:00
662-741-3255 (phone)
DR. ROBERT T. HOLLINGSWORTH PUBLIC
LIBRARYSHELBY
HOURS:
Monday and Wednesday
10:00 – 5:00
Friday
12:00 – 5:00
662-398-7748 (phone/fax)
SERVICES
• Books, Magazines, CDs, Books on Tape, Videos, Newspapers
ONLINE RESOURCESMAGNOLIA Ancestry PlusOxford American
Afro-AmericanLearning Express
Free Public Access Computers
Faxing Black and White and
Color Print and Copies
Free Use of Meeting Rooms
Free loans of materials from other libraries
SERVICES
Story Hour
Summer Library Program
Teen Advisory Group
Programs for all ages
Special Programming at Branches
Membership as a Dancing Rabbit Library
Funding
Mississippi Library Commission $125,543 (20%)
Bolivar County $289,200 (47%)
Cleveland $125,647 (20%)
Rosedale $10,800 (2%)
Shaw $16,000 (3%)
Shelby $17,000 (3%)
Miscellaneous $32,900 (5%)
Total $617,090
Mississippi Library CommissionBolivar CountyClevelandRosedaleShawShelbyMiscellaneous
EXPENDITURES
Personnel $400,425 (65%)
Utilities, Supplies, Computer Maintenance $182,898 (30%)
Materials $34,000 (6%)
Total $617,323
Personnel
Utilities, Supplies, Computer Main-tenance
Materials
•SMALL JOB AND BUSINESS CENTER INFORMATION
•MORE PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC
•BOOK CLUB OR LUNCHEON WITH BOOKS
The Future