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  • June First Thursday Book Discussion: Hollywood Con Queen

    June’s First Thursday Book Discussion title, “Hollywood Con Queen” by Scott C. Johnson couldn’t get a more apt tag line its tag line “The Hunt for an Evil Genius.” The story starts when a private security consultant first comes across a corner of the “Con Queen’s” web of deception and follows a years long hunt … Read more

  • Appy Hour: Music

    Did you know that mobile applications have been around for 17 years now? Amazing! Steve Jobs brought out the first iPhone in 2007 and in 2008 the first Apple App Store launched with 500 apps. App stores for Android and Blackberry devices joined the party and “App” was voted Word of the Year for 2010. … Read more

  • Literary Links: Summer Reading 2024

    Adventure is just a page away this summer at the Daniel Boone Regional Library as we invite you to participate in our Summer Reading program: “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” Summer Reading starts June 1, and is free and open to all ages. Countless adventures await on our library shelves! Here are just a few … Read more

  • New DVD List: May 2024

    Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “The Act” – Limited Series – Website / Reviews  This is a dramatic eight-part series based on the bizarre Missouri true crime story. It explores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard (Joey King) and her overprotective mother Dee De … Read more

  • Picture Books for Graduation and Other Milestones

    As the school year winds down, the air is full of possibility. May brings bittersweet endings and exciting new beginnings. And if you have a graduate in your life, whether kindergarten, college or anywhere in between, a few things are certain: The graduation cap will most definitely fall off their head. (Does anyone actually know the … Read more

  • May Is for the Birders — Including You

    May is a big month for birding in Missouri, and the recent storms have made now a great time to get out and bird! May is when most of the migrating birds that pass through Missouri on their way north are in mid-Missouri. They are in their vibrant spring mating colors and there are (slightly) … Read more

  • Is it Worth the Hype? Volume Three

      I’m back babes, with another installment of “Is it Worth the Hype” to let you know if you should spend the time on that book that everyone is talking about or if BookTok is unhinged and you should move on to something else on your to-read list. Every book has its readers, but it … Read more

  • Nonfiction Roundup: May 2024

    Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in May. All of the mentioned titles are available to put on hold in our catalog and will also be made available via the library’s Overdrive website on the day of publication in eBook and downloadable audiobook format (as available). For a more extensive list of new nonfiction books coming out this … Read more

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