The Columbia Public Library is the

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Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...

, and was established as a tax-funded library in 1922. It is the headquarters of the Daniel Boone Regional Library system (DBRL), which serves Columbia and the surrounding areas. Columbia Public Library Interior

The library was demolished and reconstructed at its current location on Garth and Broadway in 2002. The Columbia Library District merged with the Boone County Library District in 2017. In 2021, Columbia Public Library had 230,299 visits and a circulation of 1,086,818.

Daniel Boone Regional Library

The Daniel Boone Regional Library (DBRL) system was established in 1959 as a joining of the Boone,

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, and Callaway county libraries with the Columbia Public Library. The Daniel Boone Regional Library system has the following branches: * Columbia Public Library - 100 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203 * Callaway County Public Library - 710 Court St., Fulton, MO 65251 * Holts Summit Public Library - 188 W. Simon Blvd., Holts Summit, MO 65043 * Southern Boone County Public Library - 109 N. Main St., Ashland, MO 65010 The system also has three

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. The largest bookmobile regularly stops in Auxvasse, Hallsville, Harrisburg, Rocheport, and

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Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers United

In May 2022, DBRL employees voted 101 – 55 to form Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers United (DBRLWU), AFSCME Local 3311, AFSCME Council 63. This is the first active library workers' union in Missouri. Contract negotiations began October 14, 2022.

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