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Online Kids Author Talk With Kate DiCamillo
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Family Movie Trivia: Adventurer’s Edition
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Soil Health Improvement in the Garden
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Boop a Baby Animal
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Artificial Intelligence, the Elections and Civic Dialogue
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Knights of the Kids Table
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Columbia Garden Club Flower Show
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Start Exploring With the Google Maps App
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Castles, Knights and Fire-Breathing Dragons
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Managing the Paperwork of Caregiving
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Staff Picks
Reading recommendations from the library's collection.
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New Nonfiction – July 2024
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Summertime Albums
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Read With Pride – LGBTQ+ Picture Books
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Juneteenth YA Books 2024
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Hi Gay! Happy Pride Month!
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Summer Reading 2024: Picture Books
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Summer Reading – Adventures in Nonfiction
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Missouri River Relief: A CommunityMade List
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From Our Blogs
Book and activity ideas for all ages.
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“People We Meet on Vacation” follows Poppy and Alex who, despite being complete opposites, have been best friends since college for over a decade. They spend the most time together on their summer vacations where for one week they explore various destinations across the US and world. It’s a friendship tradition for the dynamic duo, … Read more
AdultsPosted July 3
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in July. 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 July 1
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I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer! If you need a few more books to round out your Summer Reading, I’ve got some great options for you this month. Picture Books “Dare to Be Daring” written by Chelsea Lin Wallace and illustrated by Lian Cho I’ve seen plenty of picture books filled with affirmations about … Read more
KidsPosted July 1
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Patricia Highsmith’s second novel, biographer Joan Schenkar writes, “was so marked by her secret obsessions that writing it felt like a birthing. ‘Oh god,’ [Highsmith] enthused, ‘how this story emerges from my own bones!’” 72 years following its publication, “The Price of Salt” has long been regarded as a groundbreaking novel in lesbian literary history. … Read more
AdultsPosted June 28
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“All Systems Red” follows a security android (Murderbot) with newfound autonomy — after hacking its governor module the android indulges in watching soap operas while trying to avoid human interaction. Author Martha Wells does an excellent job blending levity and a more serious theme of human consciousness/freedom and what that could mean for artificial intelligence. … Read more
AdultsPosted June 26
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“Boundaries With Teens” is about how to help teenagers become responsible and respectful adults. It discusses about 25 common issues that teens face in today’s culture and how to help them steer their lives toward safer shores. Any parent of a teen would be able to profit from the wisdom of Dr. Townsend, co-writer of … Read more
AdultsPosted June 24
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This year’s Summer Reading theme “Adventure Begins At Your Library” invites you to seek out all kinds of adventure, whether outside in the humid grassy wilds of Mid-Missouri summer (🥵) or in the climate-controlled cozy comfort of your favorite indoor reading nook (🛋️). … Read more
KidsPosted June 24
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“How to Solve Your Own Murder” is told through two main characters, Frances and her great niece Annie. Frances received a fortune when she was just 17 from a fortune teller at a county fair. Ever since then, she has been obsessed with the idea that someone was going to murder her. After a will … Read more
AdultsPosted June 21
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