by Rachel Johannigmeier | Nov 2, 2020 | Feed a Reader, KPL Staff Reads
Small Mercies by Bridget Krone Review by Sandy Steinman, Youth Services Librarian Eleven year old Mercy lives in post-apartheid South Africa with two elderly foster mothers, Aunt Flora and Aunt Mary. Although they are quite poor, the house is filled with love and...
by Rachel Johannigmeier | Apr 11, 2020 | Feed a Reader
This post originally appeared on Facebook on April 11 and has been republished to the Kirkwood Public Library’s Feed a Reader Blog. If you are in grades 4-6, you are eligible to vote on one of the nominated Mark Twain Award books for 2020-2021. The Mark Twain...
by Rachel Johannigmeier | Apr 5, 2020 | Feed a Reader
This review was originally posted to Facebook on April 5, 2020. Watch on to hear Kim’s librarian pick for the book The Story Collector by Kristin O’Donnell Tubbs....
by Rachel Johannigmeier | Mar 30, 2020 | Feed a Reader
This post and content originally appeared on Facebook on March 30th, 2020. The March Family Book Club discussed the book The Losers Club by Andrew Clements, and if you are interested in hosting your own book club with this book, read on for the discussion prompts!...
by Charlene Oldham | Dec 30, 2019 | Feed a Reader
It’s less than half way through KPL’s Chill Out & Read winter reading program and more children and teens have already signed up this year than last to earn cool prizes including a hot cocoa notepad and pencil with an adorable marshmallow eraser, a free book, and...
