Staff Reads Blog
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Shannon’s Hot Takes, September 2021: Differences are (Not) Bad!
Welcome back to Shannon's Hot Takes! As I attempted to title September's blog, I thought about the three very different titles that I am reviewing, and at first couldn't think of anything they had in common. An Argentinean werewolf tale, a residential school graphic...
2021 Library Card Design Contest
In honor of Kirkwood Public Library's 95th Birthday, we are asking everyone to create art for a special limited edition library card! The winning designs will be chose from each age group- children, teen and adult. Contest Criteria Theme: The theme is a...
New Adult Graphic Novels May- August 2021
Here's a comprehensive list of the NEW adult graphic novels here at Kirkwood Public Library. Since this is the first installment to this blog we will be looking at Kirkwood Public Library's new additions from May to August. From there this will be a monthly blog with...
HRC 2021 ART EXHIBIT
Art Supplies at KPLThere will be art supplies available in the Teen Room as well as Art Kits available for...
Shannon’s Hot Takes, August 2021: Scout Camp, Robots, & Zombies
I'm back! A couple of years ago, I started a blog called Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads, focused on Teen Hot Reads. It went well for a few months, but then I realized restricting myself to only reading Teen Hot Reads was unsustainable. I can't help it--I like...
New DVDs at KPL
Celine and Julie Go Boating Jacques Rivette's three hour, elliptical fantasy follows two strange women who meet and share an unspoken spiritual connection. As they move within the other's orbit, sometimes swapping identities, a perplexing backstory unfolds involving a...
Pop Culture Dive- Summer Hits Throughout the Decades!
As the spring leaves and summer rolls around, the weather is not the only thing to change with the seasons. Along with summer comes songs that set the tone for your cookouts, pool days, and weddings. So what makes the perfect summer song? According to NPR’s article...
Eating my Words: reading and cooking, a book at a time
With summer comes an oversized-beach bag of books to read and never enough time to read them all. Someone may end up depending on recommendations from family and friends or the Bestseller Lists. I hope that my blog will become another available resource for you. Also,...
Pop Culture Dive – Missouri’s Paranormal
https://www.statista.com/statistics/632126/united-states-belief-in-ghosts/ For as long as humans have lived we have shared stories. While some of these stories record our lives, they have also recorded the things we cannot explain. According to this 2016 survey, 44%...
New DVDs at KPL for 2021!
Acasă, My Home "In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city." Another Round "Four friends, all high school teachers,...
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!
