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Events & Programs
Free programs at your library, in the community and online.
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Paper Crafting
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Read Harder Challenge 2025
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Sensory-Friendly Story Time
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Online Author Talk With TJ Klune
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Book Discussion With the Columbia Audubon Society
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The Wonders of Migration
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“The Body as Territory” Documentary Film Screening
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Cookware Swap
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Taste of True/False
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Sherry McBride-Brown Volunteer Fair
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Staff Picks
Reading recommendations from the library's collection.
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Make the Most of Winter
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Heart of Missouri CASA: A CommunityMade List
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Fat Is Not a Four-Letter Word
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Wicked for Kids 💚🎀
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New Nonfiction – December 2024
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Shortlist Highlights – Booker Prize
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Thankful for Our Native American Heritage
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DINOVEMBER – Dinosaur Chapter Books
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Popular Library Resources
From Our Blogs
Book and activity ideas for all ages.
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Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Severance” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews This psychological thriller series follows Mark Scout as he leads a team of employees who have undergone a surgical procedure to separate their work and personal memories. “Conclave” – Website / Reviews … Read more
AdultsPosted January 13
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Looking at how Americans use alcohol, it’s hard to pick a statistic. The data can be as specific and sensational as you want. Americans who reported increased drinking during COVID-19 lockdowns: 60%. The percentage of driving fatalities attributable to alcohol impairment in 2022: 32% or 13,524 deaths. But there are softer numbers, too: 41% of … Read more
AdultsPosted January 12
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For the First Thursday Book Discussion this February, climb aboard a research vessel and head to the Antarctic in “The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World” by Elizabeth Rush. We only have 200 years of human history in Antarctica, and most of it has been written by men and about men. … Read more
AdultsPosted January 10
by MaggieM -
No, you aren’t seeing double! We are highlighting books that were so nice our readers reviewed them twice. It looks like our readers agree about these faves this time, but we’d love to hear your thoughts! Don’t forget you can fill out our review form any time for a chance to be featured on our … Read more
TeensPosted January 8
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in January. 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
AdultsPosted January 8
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New year, new books, let’s goooo! There’s something immensely satisfying and exhilarating about looking ahead to a brand new year of books. Here’s what caught my eye for January, but there are so many more I didn’t have space to write about! My accidental theme this month (I love it when that happens) is families … Read more
KidsPosted January 6
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“The Anthologist” is a meandering meditation on poets, meter and style; a novel that light on plot and often stream-of-consciousness. I adore author Nicholson Baker’s “minutiae” books (“The Mezzanine,” “Room Temperature,” and “A Box of Matches”) but I’ve picked up few of his other works too. It’s easy to recognize that the same mind/voice that … Read more
AdultsPosted January 3
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“Wally Funk’s Race for Space” is a delightful meandering book — part travelogue, part homage to the space race and particularly women’s role in it, and partly a biography of a very memorable character. Wally Funk was one of the original Mercury 13, women who were tested at the same time as the Mercury Seven … Read more
AdultsPosted January 1
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