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Cooling stations open in Missouri and Arkansas

PRESS RELEASE

July 2, 2024

Poplar Bluff , MO — As temperatures rise, it's crucial to prioritize your health and well-being by staying cool. High heat can pose serious risks, especially for vulnerable populations. Please take care of yourselves and stay hydrated.

Below is a compiled list of cooling centers in Missouri and Arkansas.

 

MISSOURI COOLING CENTERS

 

Butler County:

Butler County Health Department

1619 North Main Street Poplar Bluff,  MO   63901

Phone: (573) 785-8478

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 5:00pm

 

Fisk Community Library

508 Garfield Street Fisk,  MO   63940

Phone: 573-967-3810

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur

Fri - 11:00 am to 4:00pm

 

Poplar Bluff Public Library

Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm

 

Bollinger County:

Bollinger County Health Department (8am to 5pm)

 

Bollinger County Library

207 Mayfield Drive Marble Hill,  MO   63764

Phone: (573) 238-2713

Hours: Tue-Fri - 10:00am to 6:00pm

Every Second Saturday - 9:00am to 1:00pm

 

Cape Girardeau:

Riverside Regional Library Jackson

1997 East Jackson Boulevard Jackson,  MO   63755

Phone: (573) 243-8141

Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 7:00pm 

Sat - 9:00am to 4:00pm

 

Cape Girardeau Public Library

711 North Clark Cape Girardeau,  MO   63701

Phone: (573) 334-5279

Hours: Mon-Thu - 9:00am to 9:00pm 

Fri-Sat - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Sun - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

The Salvation Army - Cape Girardeau Corps Community Center

701 Good Hope Street Cape Girardeau,  MO  63703

Phone: 573-335-7000               

Hours: Mon - Thurs: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Hydration, Snacks & Meals (M,W,F)

 

Carter County:

Carter County Library Van Buren

403 Ash Street Van Buren,  MO   63965

Phone: 573-323-4315

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm

 

Carter County Library Ellsinore

Rural Route 2 Box 17 Ellsinore,  MO   63937

Phone: 573-323-4315

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm

 

Carter County Library Grandin

201 South Plum Street Grandin,  MO   63943

Phone: 573-323-4315

Hours: Tue and Thu - 9:00am to 4:00pm

 

Dent County:

Salem Public Library

403 North Jackson Salem,  MO   65560

Phone: (573) 729-4331

Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Thu - 10:00am to 7:00pm 

Sat - 10:00am to 1:00pm

 

Douglas County:

Ava Senior Center

108 North East 2nd Street Ava,  MO   65608

Phone: (417) 683-5712              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 3:30pm

 

Douglas County Public Library

301 South West Third Avenue Ava,  MO   65608

Phone: 417-683-5633 Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Sat - 9:00am to 12:00pm (Noon)

 

Dunklin County:

Dunklin County Library Hornersville

502 School Street Hornersville,  MO   63855

Phone: 573-737-2728              

Hours: Mon, Wed and Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

Dunklin County Library Cardwell

110 North Main Cardwell,  MO   63829

Phone: 573-654-3366            

Hours: Mon, Wed and Thu - 12:00pm(noon) to 5:00pm

Tue - 9:00am to 2:00pm Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

Dunklin County Library Senath

108 North Main Street Senath,  MO   63876

Phone: 573-738-2363            

Hours: Mon-Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

Dunklin County Library Kennett

209 North Main Kennett,  MO   63857

Phone: 573-888-3561             

Hours: Mon-Sat - 8:30am to 5:30pm

 

Dunklin County Health Department

402 Recovery Road Kennett,  MO   63857

Phone: (573) 888-9008              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Kennett Senior Center

100 East Harrison Kennett,  MO   63857

Phone: 573-888-9852             

Hours: Mon-Sun from 8:00am to 3:00pm

 

Dunklin County Library Holcomb

212 West Main Holcomb,  MO   63852

Phone: 573-792-3268               

Hours: Mon, Wed, and Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

Dunklin County Library Clarkton

205 West Highway 162 Clarkton,  MO   63837

Phone: 573-448-3803             

Hours: Mon-Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

Dunklin County Library Campbell

404 West Grand Avenue Campbell,  MO   63933

Phone: 573-246-2112              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 3:30pm to 6:30pm

 

Dunklin County Library Malden

1203 Stokelan Malden,  MO   63863

Phone: 573-276-3674           

Hours: Mon-Sat - 8:30am to 5:30pm

 

Howell County:

Willow Springs Senior Center

501 Senior Center Lane Willow Springs,  MO   65793

Phone: (417) 469-3892            

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 3:30pm

 

Mountain View - R. Claude Trieman Senior Center

903 East 5th Street Mountain View,  MO   65548

Phone: (417) 934-6504              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 3:30pm

 

West Plains Public Library

750 West Broadway Street West Plains,  MO   65775

Phone: (417) 256-4775            

Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 6:00pm 

Sat - 9:00am to 5:00pm

 

West Plains Senior Citizens, Inc

416 East Main Street West Plains,  MO   65775

Phone: (417) 256-4055            

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 3:30pm

 

Iron County:

Ozark Regional Library Viburnum

1 Missouri Avenue Viburnum,  MO   65566

Phone: 573-244-5986              

Hours: Tue -10:00am to 6:00pm

Sat - 10:00am to 2:00pm

 

Ozark Regional Library Annapolis

204 North Allen Street Annapolis,  MO   63620

Phone: 573-598-3706

Hours: Mon, Wed, and Fri - 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Tue - 2:00pm to 7:00pm

Sat - 9:00am to 12:00pm (noon)

 

Iron County Health Department

606 West Russell Ironton,  MO   63650

Phone: 888-476-7121             

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Madison County:

Madison County Health Department

806 West College Fredericktown,  MO   63645

Phone: (573) 783-2747              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 7:00am to 5:30pm

 

Ozark Regional Library Fredericktown

115 South Main Fredericktown,  MO   63645

Phone: 573-783-2120              

Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Tue and Thu - 9:00am to 8:00pm

Sat - 9:00am to 1:00pm

 

Mississippi County:

Mississippi County Library Mitchell Memorial Library

204 East Washington Street East Prairie,  MO   63845

Phone: 573-649-2131           

Hours: Mon-Fri - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Sat - 10:00am to 2:00pm

 

Mississippi County Library Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library

105 East Marshall Street Charleston,  MO   63834

Phone: 573-683-6748         

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 5:00pm

Sat - 10:00am to 2:00pm

 

Mississippi County Health Department

1200 East Marshall Charleston,  MO   63834

Phone: (573) 683-2191             

Hours: Mon-Thu - 8:00am to 5:30pm

 

New Madrid County:

New Madrid County Library Gideon

303 South Main Street Gideon,  MO   63848

Phone: 573-281-6047              

Hours: Mon, Wed, and Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Tue and Thu - 8:00am to 5:00pm

 

New Madrid County Library Parma

205 North Broad Street Parma,  MO   63870

Phone: 573-379-3583              

Hours: Tue and Fri - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

New Madrid County Library Risco

210 Missouri Street Risco,  MO   63874

Phone: 573-396-5650               

Hours: Tue and Thu - 12:00pm(noon) to 4:00pm

 

New Madrid County Library Portageville

309 East Main Street Portageville,  MO   63873

Phone: 573-748-2378            

Hours: Mon-Sat - 8:00am to 5:00pm

 

New Madrid County Library Matthews

105 West Main Matthews,  MO   63867

Phone: 573-379-3583             

Hours: Tue and Fri - 12:00pm(noon) to 4:00pm

 

New Madrid Senior Center

925 Pinnell Lane New Madrid,  MO   63869

Phone: 573-748-2577             

Hours: Mon-Sun 7:30am to 2:30pm

 

New Madrid County Library New Madrid

431 Mill Street New Madrid,  MO   63869

Phone: 573-748-2378               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Sat - 9:00am to 12:00pm(noon)

 

New Madrid County Health Department

406 Highway 61 New Madrid,  MO   63869

Phone: (573) 748-5541             

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Oregon County:

Oregon County Library Thomasville

132 Old Street Birch Tree,  MO   65438

Phone: 417-764-3603          

Hours: Mon and Wed - 9:30am to 4:30pm

Fri - 10:00am to 4:30pm

 

Oregon County Library Alton

20 Court Square Alton,  MO   65606

Phone: 417-778-6414              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Oregon County Library Koshkonong

302 Diggins Street Koshkonong,  MO   65692

Phone: 417-867-5472               

Hours: Mon - 10:00am to 4:00pm

Tue and Wed - 10:00am to 5:00pm

 

Oregon County Library Thayer

121 North Second Street Thayer,  MO   65791

Phone: 417-264-3091              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Oregon County Library Myrtle

1 State Highway V Myrtle,  MO   65778

Phone: 417-938-4350             

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Ozark County:

Gainesville - Ozark County Senior Center

516 County Road 800 Gainesville,  MO   65655

Phone: (417) 679-4746              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 3:30pm

 

Pemiscot County:

Steele Public Library

108 East Main Street Steele,  MO   63877

Phone: 573-695-3561              

Hours: Tue-Fri - 12:30pm to 4:30pm

 

Caruthersville Public Library

707 West 13th Street Caruthersville,  MO   63830

Phone: 573-333-2480             

Hours: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri - 9:30am-5:30pm

Tue - 9:30am to 7:30pm Sat - 9:30am to 1:30pm

Sun - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

 

Hayti Conran Memorial Library

302 East Main Street Hayti,  MO   63851

Phone: 573-359-0599               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 10:00am to 12:00pm(noon) and 1:00pm to 5:00pm

 

Pemiscot County Health Center

810 East Reed Street Hayti,  MO   63851

Phone: (573) 359-1656               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Perry County:

Riverside Regional Library Altenburg

PO Box 32 Altenburg,  MO   63732

Phone: 573-824-5267            

Hours: Tue and Thu - 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Wed - 12:00pm(noon) to 6:00pm

Sat - 8:00am to 12:00pm(noon)

 

Perry County Health Department

406 North Spring Perryville,  MO   63775

Phone: (573) 547-6564            

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Riverside Regional Library Perryville

800 City Park Drive Perryville,  MO   63775

Phone: 573-547-6508              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 6:00pm 

Sat - 9:00am to 1:00pm

 

Reynolds County:

Reynolds County Library Ellington

130 South Main Street Ellington,  MO   63638

Phone: 573-663-7289             

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:30am to 12:00pm (noon) and 12:30pm to 5:00pm

 

Reynolds County Library Centerville

2306 Pine Street Centerville,  MO   63633

Phone: 573-648-2471              

Hours: Mon, Wed, and Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Reynolds County Library Lesterville

33285 Highway 21 Lesterville,  MO   63654

Phone: 573-637-2532

Hours: Tue and Thu - 8:00am to 12:00pm (noon) and 12:30pm to 4:30pm

Wed - 8:00am to 12:00pm (noon)

 

Oates Library

8483 Highway J Black,  MO   63625

Phone: 573-269-1117               

Hours: Mon and Wed - 9:00am to 12:00pm (noon) and 12:30pm to 5:00pm

 

Reynolds County Library Oats

8483 Highway J Black,  MO   63625

Phone: 573-269-1117               

Hours: Mon and Wed 9:00am to 5:00pm

 

Ripley County:

Doniphan Ripley Library Naylor

105 Kelsey Street Naylor,  MO   63953

Phone: 573-399-2225               

Hours: Mon-Thu - 10:00am to 5:00pm

 

Doniphan Ripley County Library

207 Locust Street Doniphan,  MO   63935

Phone: 573-996-2616               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 7:00pm Sat - 9:00am to 1:00pm

 

Ripley County Health Center

1003 East Locust Street Doniphan,  MO   63935

Phone: (573) 996-2181               

Hours: Mon-Thu - 7:00 am to 5:30 pm

 

Scott County:

Chaffee Library

202 Wright Avenue Chaffee,  MO   63740

Phone: (573) 887-3298               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 10:00am to 6:00pm (closed for lunch 12:30pm to 1:30pm)

Sat - 10:00am to 1:00pm

 

Riverside Regional Library Oran

120 Mountain Street Oran,  MO   63771

Phone: 573-262-3745               

Hours: Mon, Wed and Thu - 9:00am to 12:00pm(noon) and 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Sat - 9:00am to 12:00pm(noon)

 

Riverside Regional Library Benton

PO Box 108 Benton,  MO   63736

Phone: 573-545-3656             

Hours: Mon, Tue and Fri - 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Wed - 9:00am to 6:00pm

Sat - 8:00am to 12:00pm(noon)

 

Scott County Health Department

102 Grove Estates Court Sikeston,  MO   63801

Phone: (573) 471-4044               

Hours: Mon - 8:00am to 5:00pm

Tue-Fri - 8:00am to 4:00pm

 

Sikeston Senior Center

305 Cresap Sikeston,  MO   63801

Phone: 573-471-6047              

Hours: Mon-Sun from 7:00am to 4:00pm

 

Shannon County:

Eminence Senior Center

108 Grey Jones Eminence,  MO   65466

Phone: (573) 226-3839               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 3:30pm

 

Winona Public Library

106 Ash Street Winona,  MO   65588

Phone: 573-325-4728               

Hours: Thu and Fri - 12:30pm to 5:00pm

 

Ste. Genevieve County:

Ste. Genevieve County Health Department

115 Basler Drive Sainte Genevieve,  MO   63670

Phone: 573-883-7411               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:00pm

 

Ste. Genevieve Branch Library

21388 Highway 32 Sainte Genevieve,  MO   63670

Phone: 573-883-3358               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am to 7:00pm

Sat - 10:00am to 4:00pm

 

St. Francois County:

Farmington Public Library

101 North A Street Farmington,  MO   63640

Phone: 573-756-5779              

Hours: Mon-Thurs - 10:00am to 9:00pm

Fri - 10:00am to 6:00pm

Sat - 10:00am to 4:00pm

 

Park Hills Public Library

16 South Coffman Street Park Hills,  MO   63601

Phone: 573-431-4842               

Hours: Mon and Tue 10:00am to 7:00pm

Wed - Fri 11:00am to 5:00pm

 

Desloge Public Library

209 North Desloge Drive Park Hills,  MO   63601

Phone: 573-431-5506              

Hours: Mon and Wed - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Tue - 11:00am to 4:30pm

Thu - 8:30am to 5:00pm

Fri - 8:30am to 4:00pm

 

St. Francois County Health Center

1025 West Main Park Hills,  MO   63601

Phone: 573-431-1947            

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:00pm

 

Bonne Terre Senior Center

118 North Allen Bonne Terre,  MO   63628

Phone: 573-358-3726               

Hours: Mon-Fri 7:00am to 3:00pm

 

Bonne Terre Memorial Library

5 Southwest Main Street Bonne Terre,  MO   63628

Phone: (573) 358-2260              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 10:00am to 6:00pm

 

Stoddard County:

Advance Community Library

305 Poplar Street Advance,  MO   63730

Phone: 573-722-5533              

Hours: Mon-Fri - 1:00pm-5:00pm

 

Puxico Senior Center

335 North Harty Street Puxico,  MO   63960

Phone: 573-222-3089           

Hours: Mon-Sun from 8:00am to 4:00pm

 

Keller Public Library

402 West Grant Street Dexter,  MO   63841

Phone: 573-624-3764             

Hours: Mon - Wed and Fri - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Thu - 10:00am to 6:00pm

Sat - 10:00am to 2:00pm

 

Bernie City Library

111 N. Allen Street Bernie,  MO   63822

Phone: 573-293-4383             

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri - 8:00am to 12:00pm(noon) and 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Wed - 8:30am to 12:00pm(noon) and 1:00pm to 5:30pm

 

Stoddard County Public Health Center

1001 North Highway 25 Bloomfield,  MO   63825

Phone: (573) 568-4593               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm

 

Bloomfield Public Library

200 West Seneca Street Bloomfield,  MO   63825

Phone: 573-568-3626               

Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri - 10:00am -5:00pm

Thurs - 10:00am-6:00pm Sat - 9:00am to 12:00pm(noon)

 

Wayne County:

Piedmont Public Library

118 West Greent Street Piedmont,  MO   63957

Phone: 573-223-7036          

Hours: Mon and Tue - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Wed-Fri - 8:00am to 6:00pm

Sat - 8:00am to 1:00pm

 

Wayne County Health Center

115 Hickory Street Greenville,  MO   63944

Phone: (573) 224-3218               

Hours: Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm Closed for Lunch - 11:30am to 12:00pm (Noon)

 

Arkansas Cooling Centers

 

Clay County:

Piggott Public Library

361 W Main St, Piggott, AR

870-598-3666

Hours: 8:30-5:30pm

 

Corning Public Library

613 Pine St. Corning, AR

870-857-3453

Hours: 8:30-5:30pm

 

Clay County Health Unit

1009 S Garfield Ave Piggott, AR

870-598-3390

 

Greene County:

Greene County Health Dept.

801 Goldsmith Rd Paragould, AR

870-236-7782

Hours: 8am-4:30pm

 

Greene County Public Library

120 N 12th St. Paragould, AR

870-236-8711

Hours: 8am-6pm

 

Rector Public Library

121 W 4th St. Rector, AR

870-595-2410

Hours: 8:30am-5:30pm

 

Randolph County:

Randolph County Health Unit

407 Camp Rd Pocahontas , AR

870-892-5239

Hours: 8am-4:30pm

 

Randolph County Library

111 W Everett St. Pocahontas, AR

870-892-4975

Hours: 9am-5pm

 

Lawrence County:

Lawrence County Library

115 W Walnut St. Walnut Ridge, AR

870-886-3222

Hours: 8am-6pm

 

Lawrence County Health Unit

1050 W Free St. Walnut Ridge, AR

870-886-3201

Hours: 8am-4pm

 

Fulton County:

Fulton County Health Unit

510 S Main St. Salem, AR

870-895-3300

Hours: 8am-4:30pm

 

Fulton County Library

131 N Pickren St Salem, AR

870-895-2014

Hours: 9am-5pm

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