St. Louis County Library

The St. Louis County Department of Health will soon distribute the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone for free at county public libraries. Visitors can ask library employees for naloxone, and librarians will distribute it with no questions asked.

A free fresh produce program is returning to select St. Louis County Libraries this week. The St. Louis County Library’s Florissant Valley, Lewis and Clark, and Weber Road branches are offering 50 boxes of fresh produce every Thursday.

Dive into a good beach read this summer with recommendations from two local librarians, Tammy Albohaire and Maryann Brickey.

St. Louis County Library is launching a small-business program for formerly incarcerated people. The six-month program will teach people who served time in prison how to write a business plan, prepare marketing materials and create an elevator pitch.

Librarians Tammy Jones of St. Louis County Library and Megan Temple of St. Louis Public Library will share their favorite books released in 2022.

The St. Louis County Library has been named Missouri Library of the Year by the Missouri Library Association. The association cited the library’s community programming throughout the coronavirus pandemic and its partnerships with organizations like the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank and Operation Food Search.

The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is the highest honor for libraries in the nation. St. Louis County Library won it after distributing food, diapers and other supplies to people in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

The centers give people a space to address outstanding warrants and other legal matters without risking arrest.

St. Louis and St. Louis County library districts have launched a combined catalog of more than 5 million books, movies and magazines.

More than 900 people have picked up kits that contain 20 pads and tampons since distribution began in 2020.