Kirkwood Public Library’s Staff Blog & Podcast
We are a public library full of voracious readers. Library staff use this blog to chronicle those items we have read, watched or listened to.
Below you will find all blog posts displayed together. To narrow posts by age range, please select from the buttons on the right.
Find the KPL Podacst on Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts! Jump to our recent podcasts in the RSS reed below.
We are a public library full of voracious readers. Library staff use this blog to chronicle those items we have read, watched or listened to.
Below you will find all blog posts displayed together. To narrow posts by age range, please select from the buttons on the right.
Find the KPL Podacst on Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts! Jump to our recent podcasts in the RSS reed below.
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Make Your Own Face Mask: Learning How to Sew
Make Your Own Face Mask: Learning How to Sew This week, we are pretty excited to be hosting our own zoom program for teens where they will make their own face masks. Not only does it help them practice their sewing skills, but they will have made something they...
Kids Activity of the Day – Make a Fortune Teller
This post originally appeared on the Kirkwood Public Library’s Facebook Page on July 22, 2020 The Kirkwood Public Library is excited to share a daily activity for you and your family to try out at home! Learn how to make your own paper fortune teller by reading ...
Teen Reading Suggestions: Biographies and Autobiographies
Teen Reading Suggestions: Biographies and Autobiographies Whether we like it or not...summer is slowing down, and we are already starting to prepare for the school year ahead of us. For many teens, that means finally looking at their assigned reading for the summer...
Volunteering Opportunities during Covid-19
With the current pandemic still ongoing, it’s hard to think of ways to give back to our communities and volunteer. Being involved in our communities is important in times of crisis as we all need each other for support, and there are people who need our help more than...
Teen Art Club: What to Read
Teen Art Club: What to Read Right as COVID was shutting down most activities, the Kirkwood Public Library launched our Teen Art Club in May and has been meeting monthly ever since. Each month, the teens gather on zoom to hang out, support one another, and practice...
Meet Your Local Librarian Pets!
Your local librarians have been working hard to continue bringing you the best services and stay connected despite these difficult circumstances. As a way to get to know us more and share a little bit about ourselves, we've complied a post of our fuzzy friends and the...
Kids Activity of the Day – Rock and Sticks Tic Tac Toe
This post originally appeared on the Kirkwood Public Library’s Facebook Page on July 4, 2020. The Kirkwood Public Library is excited to share a daily activity for you and your family to try out at home! Learn how to play tic tac toe with rocks and sticks! Kirkwood...
So You’ve Seen Hamilton: A Reading List
So You've Seen Hamilton: A Reading List Since it hit the off-Broadway stage in 2015, Hamilton has continued to inspire a love of history and musical theatre for teens across the nation. In the wake of Covid-19 and cancellations of the award winning musical in St....
Black Own Voices and Anti-Racist Teen Reading List
Black Own Voices and Anti-Racist Teen Reading List "Crawl toward judgment. Sprint toward understanding." -Jason Reynolds This summer as a nation, we have started to address many of the injustices that are still persistent in our nation, and with that, many of us have...
Pride Month: Teen Reading Lists
Pride Month: Teen Reading Lists It's Pride Month, and in celebration of all love, self-expression, and individuality, we wanted to share our Teen Reading Lists we made for our Virtual Pride Party (in case you weren't able to attend.) Whether you are searching for your...
Make Your Own Face Mask: Learning How to Sew
Make Your Own Face Mask: Learning How to Sew This week, we are pretty excited to be hosting our own zoom program for teens where they will make their own face masks. Not only does it help them practice their sewing skills, but they will have made something they...
Kids Activity of the Day – Make a Fortune Teller
This post originally appeared on the Kirkwood Public Library’s Facebook Page on July 22, 2020 The Kirkwood Public Library is excited to share a daily activity for you and your family to try out at home! Learn how to make your own paper fortune teller by reading ...
Teen Reading Suggestions: Biographies and Autobiographies
Teen Reading Suggestions: Biographies and Autobiographies Whether we like it or not...summer is slowing down, and we are already starting to prepare for the school year ahead of us. For many teens, that means finally looking at their assigned reading for the summer...
Volunteering Opportunities during Covid-19
With the current pandemic still ongoing, it’s hard to think of ways to give back to our communities and volunteer. Being involved in our communities is important in times of crisis as we all need each other for support, and there are people who need our help more than...
Teen Art Club: What to Read
Teen Art Club: What to Read Right as COVID was shutting down most activities, the Kirkwood Public Library launched our Teen Art Club in May and has been meeting monthly ever since. Each month, the teens gather on zoom to hang out, support one another, and practice...
KPL Podcast
Have you been listening to the KPL Podcast? If not you are missing out! Apart from reviews and library news, nearly each week Jigisha and Ryan chat with award winning authors who share their creative process with us. Find the KPL Podacst on Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts!
Happy listening, Kirkwood!
