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</ol> 1127 </nav> 1128 1129 </div> 1130 1131<div id="block-website-theme-page-title" class="block block-core block-page-title-block position-relative"> 1132 1133 1134 1135 <h1 class="mb-4"> 1136<span>About Us</span> 1137</h1> 1138 1139 1140 </div> 1141<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> 1142
1143<div id="block-website-theme-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block position-relative"> 1144 1145 1146 1147<article class="node node--type-landing-page node--view-mode-full"> 1148 1149 <div> 1150 <div> 1151 <div class="row"> 1152 <div class="col-md-12"></div> 1153 </div> 1154</div> 1155<div class="sidebar-right"> 1156 <div> 1157 1158 </div> 1159 1160 <div class="row"> 1161 <div class="col-md-8"> 1162 <div> 1163 1164<div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext position-relative"> 1165 1166 1167 1168 <div class="field field-container field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p>The Donald W. Reynolds Library serving Baxter County is located in the Arkansas Ozarks community of Mountain Home. The Library offers educational and cultural programming and exhibits for all ages. The Libraryâs 35,500 square foot building features the Keeter-Dryer Childrenâs Library, Gwen Khayat Teen Library, the Knox Community Meeting Rooms, Studio 300 Maker Space, a local history and genealogy collection, art collection, public computers, and WiFi access.</p></div> 1169 1170 </div> 1171 1172<div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocktext position-relative"> 1173 1174 <h2>Our Core Purpose</h2> 1175 <a id="our-core-purpose" class="anchor-link visually-hidden"></a> 1176 1177 1178 <div class="field field-container field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p><strong>Inspiring Imagination | Igniting Interest | Enabling Learning</strong></p> 1179 1180<div alt="Interior shot of the Donald W. Reynolds Baxter County Library" title="Donald W. Reynolds Baxter County Library Interior"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2020-07/bc.png" alt="Interior shot of the Donald W. Reynolds Baxter County Library" title="Donald W. 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"Appliqué Addicts" on Monday, October 5, 2026 @ 10:00am - Knox Community Room B @ Baxter County Library" href="/event/applique-addicts-27739" title="View more about this event" class="lc-event__link"> 1417 Appliqué Addicts 1418 </a> 1419 1420 </h3> 1421 1422 <div class="lc-event__date"> 1423 <div class="lc-event-info-item lc-event-info-item--time"> 1424 10:00amâ2:00pm 1425 </div> 1426 1427 1428 1429 </div> 1430 </div> 1431 </div> 1432 1433 </article> 1434</div> 1435<div class="lc-event lc-event--upcoming"> 1436 1437 1438 1439 1440<article class="event-card event-card--sparse node node--type-lc-event node--promoted node--view-mode-upcoming moderation-state--published"> 1441 1442 <div class="lc-event__color-coding lc-event__color-coding--"> 1443 1444 <div style="--color: #5a175d;" class="lc-event__color-indicator lc-event__color-indicator--adults lc-event__color-indicator--tid-61"> 1445 <span class="visually-hidden"> 1446 This event is in the "Adults" group 1447 </span> 1448 </div> 1449 1450 </div> 1451 1452 1453 <div class="lc-event__event-details lc-event__event-details--upcoming"> 1454 <div class="lc-date-icon" aria-hidden="true"> 1455 <span class="lc-date-icon__item lc-date-icon__item--month"> 1456 Oct 1457 </span> 1458 1459 <span class="lc-date-icon__item lc-date-icon__item--day"> 1460 5 1461 </span> 1462 1463 <span class="lc-date-icon__item lc-date-icon__item--year"> 1464 2026 1465 </span> 1466 1467 <span class="lc-date-icon__item lc-date-icon__item--day-name"> 1468 Mon 1469 </span> 1470 </div> 1471 1472 1473 <div class="lc-event__info"> 1474 <h3 class="lc-event__title"> 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479 1480 1481 1482 1483 <a aria-label="View Details - 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1695BPW Club backed a successful campaign in which Baxter County voters approved a one-mill tax to support a County Library. The Baxter County Library was officially established by the Quorum Court on Dec. 8.</td></tr><tr><td>1953</td><td>The Baxter County Library moved from the Courthouse to a location above City Hall and the Fire Station on Baker St. in July.</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>The Library moved to a new, 3,166 square-foot building on Seventh Street. The building was constructed on government-donated land and financed with a federal grant and matching funds.</td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>A 1,000 square-foot addition was completed with the help from donations and another federal grant.</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>A 4,800 square-foot addition was completed thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Friends of the Baxter County Library, established three years earlier with a mission to supplement Library resources.</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>A 3,024 square-foot expansion of the Library was completed, financed by private donations and a federal grant.</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>A fundraising campaign to âcomputerize the libraryâ was initiated, and in 1998 Baxter County joined the Information Age with the addition of four public access computers and an integrated library software system.</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Realizing that if the library were to continue to grow, additional funds were always going to be needed, a small group established the Baxter County Library Foundation, a 501-C3 nonprofit whose mission is to support the Library. The Foundation began working through a deliberate planning process for a new Library building.</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awarded a grant of $9.8 million to build, furnish and equipment a 35,500 square-foot Library. Construction began in March 2009 on a two-story building atop Library Hill in Mountain Home</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>The Donald W. Reynolds Library serving Baxter County opened in September 2010.</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Studio 300 Maker Space opened, offering a variety of tools and workshops for crafting and DIY projects.</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Celebrated 10 years in the Donald W. Reynolds Library building</td></tr></tbody></table></div> 1696 1697 </div> 1698</div> 1699 </div> 1700</div> 1701 1702 </div> 1703</article> 1704 1705 </div> 1706 1707<div id="block-website-theme-google-analytics" class="block block-block-content block-block-content0340ff23-b0af-44a0-9ded-d1b024aa438d position-relative"> 1708 1709 1710 1711 <div class="field field-container field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
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1847<script src="/core/assets/vendor/tabbable/index.umd.min.js?v=6.3.0"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1847
1847
1848<script src="/themes/custom/calendar_theme/node_modules/%40fortawesome/fontawesome-free/js/all.min.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1848
1848
1849<script src="/themes/custom/calendar_theme/node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1849
1849
1850<script src="/themes/custom/calendar_theme/js/behaviors.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1850
1850
1851<script src="/themes/custom/website_theme/js/behaviors.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1851
1851
1852<script src="/modules/custom/library_calendar/lc_calendar/js/event-details-hover.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1852
1852
1853<script src="/modules/custom/library_calendar/lc_calendar/js/hover-lazy-load.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1853
1853
1854<script src="/modules/custom/library_calendar/lc_calendar_theme/js/browser-classes.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1854
1854
1855<script src="/core/misc/progress.js?v=11.4.7"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1855
1855
1856<script src="/core/assets/vendor/loadjs/loadjs.min.js?v=4.3.0"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1856
1856
1857<script src="/core/misc/debounce.js?v=11.4.7"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1857
1857
1858<script src="/core/misc/announce.js?v=11.4.7"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1858
1858
1859<script src="/core/misc/message.js?v=11.4.7"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1859
1859
1860<script src="/core/misc/ajax.js?v=11.4.7"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1860
1860
1861<script src="/core/misc/form.js?v=11.4.7"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1861
1861
1862<script src="/modules/custom/library_calendar/lc_core/js/form.js?tmdgsh"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1862
1862
1863<script src="/modules/custom/lm_menu/js/behaviors.js?v=1.x"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 1863
1863
1864<script src="/modules/custom/lm_search_block/js/form.js?tmdgsh"></script>
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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.