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.
Book Reviews by KPL Teens: Naomi Kritzer’s Catfishing on CatNet
Book Reviews by KPL Teens: Naomi Kritzer’s Catfishing on CatNet (May 2021) This was a very interesting and engaging book! The main character was a girl named Steph Taylor, whose mom frequently picked her up and moved her across the country. She didn’t have many...
Book Reviews by KPL Teens: Cory J. White’s Repo Virtual
Book Reviews by KPL Teens: Cory J. White’s Repo Virtual (May 2021) This book was great! Repo Virtual is an engaging book following robot-repairman JD in Korea. This world presents a unique challenge, the effect of failed autonomous capitalism on a city. He does...
Micro-Fiction Contest Winners
The Kirkwood Public Library is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Teen Micro Fiction Writing Contest! We were fortunate to receive and read many submissions, all 500 words or less. Below, you can find the first, second, and third place winners' stories. First...
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,...
Teen Screen-Free Subscription Box: Cottage Core
Teen Screen-Free Subscription Box: Cottage Core In honor of "April Showers and Spring May Flowers," April's themed Teen Screen-Free Subscription Box was "Cottage Core"--filled with all of your favorite things to rock that cottage core a e s t h e t i c (flowers,...
Keeping Happy Houseplants
Recently two members of our staff (and a special guest!) recorded a series of videos on how to grow houseplants. We believe that anyone can be an indoor gardener, even if they don't have the coveted "green thumb". All it takes is picking out the right plant and...
Non-Fiction Books That Read Like a Picture Book
Looking to educate your younger kids on different topics but still want to make it fun and hold their interest? These picture books include lots of facts interwoven within a story. All titles can be found on our catalog by visiting this link. ...
April Scavenger Hunt
Explore your world by completing a scavenger hunt! You will receive a sheet that asks you to find different April themed items you see inside and outside. Return your sheet for a chance to win books or a cool eraser and pencil set! Scavenger Hunt sheets can be picked...
Books to Read if You Like Mercy Watson
Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen's Mercy Watson series has charmed readers with its loveable title character as well as the unique residents of Deckawoo Drive. If you have read all of the Mercy Watson books and are craving books similar in style and story, check out...
Teen Micro-Fiction Writing Contest
Kirkwood Public Library’s2021 Teen Micro Fiction Writing Contest Requirements for Entry: Create a story that is 500 words or less Ages 12-18 to enter Please include your name, age, and phone number to contact in case you win All submissions must be emailed to...
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%...
Book Reviews by KPL Teens: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff’s Aurora Burning
Book Reviews by KPL Teens: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff’s Aurora Burning Following the first book we are reintroduced to several characters. Aurora, Tyler, Zila, Scarlett, Finian, and Kal. These guys all met during their education at the Aurora Academy. All except...
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!
