Branch Closings

All Branches will be closed Tuesday, July 1st at Noon for staff training and closed All Day July 4th

Our branches will be closed Tuesday, July 1st from noon until 5:00pm for Staff training. We will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025 in observance of Independence Day, but you can still access Libby and Kanopy for digital content. Click the button below to learn how to get signed up for Kanopy. Current New Madrid County Library Libby Users can use their Libby credentials to log into Kanopy and set up an account right away.

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Welcome to New Madrid County Library

The New Madrid County Library system provides resources, services and expertise at seven locations throughout the county. In addition to the headquarters at Portageville, libraries are located at Gideon, Matthews, Morehouse, New Madrid, Parma and Risco, all under the direction of Lori Robinson.

Although each branch is different with some offering more options than others, through the library system patrons have access to books, ebooks, audio books, magazines, reference materials, movies, and genealogical items. Any item housed at one branch is available to patrons of any branch by request.

The libraries in Portageville, New Madrid and Gideon have computers with internet access available to the public In addition, the library system supports the growing number of ebook readers through access 24/7/365 to thousands of titles through membership to www.molib2go.org.

The New Madrid County Library strives to meet the educational, informational and recreational needs of the community in a welcoming manner. We hope you enjoy your virtual tour of our library and look forward to seeing you soon.

  • Books
  • DVDs
  • Games
  • Reference Databases
  • Events and Story Times
  • And So Much More!
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New Arrivals

Happenings at the Library!

Events

July 3, 2025

DIY Stickers-Drop In Event

309 E Main St
Portageville, MO 63873
4:00-6:00pm
July 17, 2025

Missouri Department of Conservation presents Our Natural World In Color!

New Madrid Memorial Branch, 431 Mill St., New Madrid MO 63869 at 9:30 AM
Portageville Branch, 309 E Main, Portageville, MO 63873 at 11:30 AM
Matthews Branch in Community Room, 105 W. Main, Matthews, MO 63867 at 1:30PM
Morehouse Community Center, 502 E Beech St., Morehouse, MO 63868 at 3:30PM
See flyer and locations for times
July 19, 2025

July Storytime at New Madrid

431 Mill St
New Madrid, MO 63869
10:00 AM