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  • Computer rental
  • Free WiFi
  • Printing: black&white/color
  • Faxing
  • Meeting space
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Library Members have access to...
  • Free programs for adults and children
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  • Audio DVDs
  • Movie VHS & DVD

A Tara-ific Evening!

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29th at 1:00 pm
The Branson Regional Arts Council and the Taneyhills Community Library are sponsoring an incredible Gala Event. Join us Saturday, September 29, 2018 for a special reserved showing of the 1939 American classic, "Gone With the Wind" at the Historic Owens Theatre in Downtown Branson.
A Tara-themed reception will follow at the Branson (Hilton) Convention Center Promenade Art Gallery. The reception includes a large assortment of hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, music, art show and opportunities to meet the artists displaying their works. Participants are encouraged to dress in costume. 1:00 pm movie showing; 5:45 pm Gala Reception.
Tickets are limited at $29.95/ea.  Make your reservation today at
bransonarts.org/gonewiththewind

Taneyhills Newsletter

Taneyhills Community Library is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  We receive no tax dollars. 

Directions: One block south of Hwy 76, directly behind the Presbyterian Church in downtown Branson
​(4th & Pacific).

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Keep Watching the Series & Voting @ 7:00 pm on Ozarks PBS
​You can always find any of these links on any page of the website in the top navigation under word BOOKS.
Help us find America's Greatest Fiction Book. 
Vote online and stop in and vote at the Library.  

Vote for the Great Ozark Read to find the favorite book in our region
The Great American Read on Ozarks Public Television series  starting on September 11th, celebrates the love of readin with the final episode naming the favorite book in America.    In celebration of the series, several libraries in the Ozarks will be participating in local events focused on the 100 books that comprise The Great American Read.
Among the libraries’ events are local screenings of film versions of books on The Great American Read list.  Detailed information (including movie titles) is available by contacting your local library or Ozarks Public Television.  The schedule of screenings includes the following.


The Great American Read Film Festival of the Ozarks
BRANSON
  • Taneyhills Community Library in Branson
    • Gone With The Wind - September 29th at 1:00 pm.  Find more information on this page.
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
  • Ozark Library
    • August 17th at 6:30 p.m.
    • September 21st at 6:30 p.m.
    • October 19th at 6:30 p.m.
  • Nixa Library
    • August 3rd at 6:30 p.m.
    • September 7th at 6:00 p.m.
    • October 5th at 6:30 p.m.
POLK COUNTY
  • Bolivar Library
    • Sept 10th at 5:30 p.m.
    • Sept 17th at 5:30 p.m.
    • Sept 24th at 5:30 p.m.
    • Oct 1st at 5:30 p.m.
PULASKI COUNTY
  • Crocker Library
    • August 21st at 4:00 p.m.
    • September 7th at 1:30 p.m.
    • September 14 at 1:30 p.m.
  • Richland Library
    • August 7th at 5:00 p.m.
    • August 9th at 10:30 a.m.
    • August 14th at 5:00 p.m.
    • August 21st at 3:30 p.m.
  • Waynesville Library
    • August 2nd at 4:00 p.m.
    • August 7th at 4:45 p.m.
    • August 9th at 4:00 p.m.
    • August 14th at 4:45 p.m.
    • August 16th at 4:00 p.m.
    • August 21st at 4:45 p.m.
    • August 23rd at 4:00 p.m.
    • August 28th at 4:45 p.m.
    • August 30th at 4:00 p.m.
Springfield-Greene County Library District
  • Great American Read Premiere Party at Springfield Library
    Tuesday, September 11, 6-9 p.m. in the Springfield Library Center auditorium: a special kickoff celebrating a nationwide love of literature.
    • At 6 p.m.: Short panel and question & answer session - featuring mystery writer Nancy Allen, Missouri State University psychology professor Dr. Christie Cathey, and children's author David Harrison. Panelists will discuss “why we love inhabiting other worlds and how we as a culture connect through titles on the Great American Read list of America's 100 most-loved books”.
    • At 7 p.m.: Live airing of the PBS Great American Read. Refreshments and Great American Read giveaways provided. 
  • “Great American Reads” with Wild Bob's Musical Book Club
    Friday, September 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Lindberg's Tavern, 318 W. Commercial Street. Musicians from Wild Bob's Musical Book Club share songs they've written about titles from the Great American Read list. 
  • Great American Read Trivia Night
    Friday, September 21, 7-9 p.m. at Missouri Spirits, 507 W. Walnut Street. Recruit and register a team to compete in six rounds of trivia drawn from the characters, themes, and plots of the 100 books on the Great American Read list. Rounds will be scored and prizes will be awarded to the top team. Registration starts September 1st.  For information, call 883-5341.
  • Literary Trivia Night
    Thursday, October 18, 6-8 p.m. at the Schweitzer Brentwood Branch. Join Lauryl and Kyle, longtime hosts of Patton Alley Pub's Trivia Binge, for a night of trivia inspired by PBS' The Great American Read. Teams of four-six will compete on questions drawn from the characters, themes, and plots of the 100 books on the Great American Read list. Snacks will be provided and prizes awarded to the winners. Registration starts October 4th.  For information, call 883-1974.
  • Great American Read Book Discussions in the Springfield-Greene County Library District
    • Springfield…
      • Tuesday, September 11, 6 p.m.: Donuts & Death, at Hurts Donut Company, 320 Park Central West. "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier.
      • Wednesday, September 12, 1-2:30 p.m. in Springfield Library Center meeting room B. BYOB: Talk about your favorite titles from the Great American Read.
      • Thursday, September 20, 1:30 p.m., South Side Senior Book Discussion, at the South Side Senior Center, 2215 S. Fremont Ave. "Looking for Alaska" by John Green.
      • Thursday, September 20, 6 p.m., Books & Brew, at Mother's Brewing Company, 215 S. Grant Ave. "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. 
    • Strafford…
      • Great American Read Book Discussions at the Strafford Branch…
        •       September 27th, 2 p.m.: "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway. 
        •       October 25th, 4:30 p.m.: "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. 
KOLR, Channel 10 in Springfield did a great job bringing awareness to our Library. 
​See the story here.
Click on an event in the calendar to learn more.
Calling all Hobbits and Shire Dwellers to Fellowship
J. R. R. Tolkien lovers will not want to miss this opportunity to join with James S. Baumlin, Distinguished Professor of English at Missouri State University, to discuss the inspiring literature of The Lord of the Rings on October 2nd at 6:00 pm in the Stanley and Elaine Ball Tech Room at the Taneyhills Community Library. In this talk and Q&A session, Baumlin will explore the ways that literature—Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings specifically—accompanies us through our life stages.

Baumlin will read select brief passages and encourages audience members to bring their own copies of Tolkien.

This rare FREE opportunity is being provided in part through Ozark Public Television’s The Great American Read program. The Great American Read is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). The series appears on OPT Tuesdays at 7:00 pm.
Space is limited. Please stop in at the library and sign up at the front desk for this free session or call 417-334-1418 to make a reservation.

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Dr. James Baumlin to lead "Lord of the Rings" discussion.
Donations in Memory of
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush was a reading advocate. In fact, establishing literacy as a value in every home is the mission of the Barbara Bush Foundation.The Foundation's website states, "When families share a love of reading, children have a far greater chance to live more productive and healthier lives, graduate from high school and obtain a better job."
We are accepting monetary donations in Barbara's honor. Your donation will be used by the Taneyhills Library to purchase training materials for cultivating family reading and educational reading guides for parents.
If you are interested in donating, please mark your contribution "In Honor of Barbara Bush." The total donated with donor names will be sent to the Bush family.
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Taneyhills Community Library ~ 200 S. 4th Street ! Branson, MO  65616

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