Staff Reads Blog
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.
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New DVDs at KPL
For many, KPL's film selection is a major highlight of the catalog. We love to expand our movie stacks with both popular and highly-requested films, but also many of the lesser known ones from film festivals and boutique distributors. What follows is a brief summary...
Writing your Own Stories
Kirkwood Public Library's Summer Reading theme for this year is "Imagine Your Story," and what better way to celebrate that than by writing? (And reading, of course). Many of you are avid readers, lovers of books and words, and are sure to have your own little library...
Mindfulness Monday Craft – Motivational Collages
Today's craft for Mental Health Awareness Month is one of my favorites so far. We'll be making motivational collages that will help us remember what we want to focus on for ourselves and others, in what ways we want to grow, and what brings us happiness and comfort....
Film Noir on Kanopy
If you go on Kanopy and search "Film Noir", three categories appear: Classic Noir, Neo Noir, and International Noir. Reviewing the first reveals a hodgepodge of films. Classics, yes, but not necessarily film noir classics. In fact, some should be viewed as...
Mindfulness Monday Craft – Origami Cranes
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all have been doing kind things for yourselves during Mental Health Awareness month. For our third week of crafting, we will be making origami cranes! Origami is a craft that has been around for many, many years and simply means "to...
Spotlight: Homebound Services – Introductions and Things I’ve Learned
My name is Lynne and I am new to Kirkwood Public Library. My role is Coordinator of Homebound and Outreach Services. I started during the pandemic, which is a memorable -- albeit unusual -- time to start a job. Like everyone else I have had some extra time on my...
Mindfulness Monday Craft – Positivity Jars
I hope everyone is doing well and taking care of themselves during Mental Health Awareness Month. For week two, this project is pretty simple and straightforward. We are going to make some positivity and/or affirmation jars. These jars are meant to be filled with...
Mindfulness Monday Craft – Self-Care Boxes
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, join me as we make some self-care boxes! Self-care boxes are boxes or containers that are filled with comfort objects for you to have in times of distress. These objects can be as simple as some pieces of candy, nail polish,...
Small Ways to Take Care of Yourself
It might be hard to think of things to do to stay positive during hard times, but we've compiled a small list of ways to take care of yourself and your mental health during Mental Health Awareness Month. Create a little positivity jar or container for yourself and...
Kanopy Pick: Bicycle Thieves (1948)
This is probably the third time I've written something about Bicycle Thieves. Before I went to film school, I had to pick a film from a pre-approved list and write an essay for it on my application. Something about the story of Bicycle Thieves appealed to me. A poor...
KPL Podcast
- KPL Podcast July 2020 Week Special Guest Mary Kay AndrewsWelcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we have special guest Mary Kay Andrews telling us her latest book titled, "Hello Summer", Ryan and Jigisha give their recommendations for for summer beach reads. Links to movies and books mentioned in the podcast. Hello Summer by Mary Kay AndrewsGhost World The Engineer's […]
- KPL Podcast June 2020 Week 4 Pride Month with Special Guests Steven Brawley and Eric CerviniJune is Pride month and 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Pride Month Celebrations. This week we have Steven Brawley founder of the St Louis LGBTQ History project and author of "Gay and Lesbian St. Louis". He discusses some of his recommendations for Pride month. Our other special guest is Eric Cervini the author of […]
- KPL Podcast June 2020 Week 3 Special Guest Lynn CahoonHello again. This week we have local mystery writer Lynn Cahoon as our special guest. She will be discussing her newest book from her Tourist Trap Mystery Series: Murder in Waiting. The book will release June 30th. She also writes the Farm to Fork Mystery Series, The Cat Latimer Mystery Series, and the Kitchen Witch […]